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Lacteal

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(1):

(a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid.

(2):

(a.) Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels.

(3):

(n.) One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Lacteal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/lacteal.html. 1828.
 
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