adj
Meaning 1
Relating to milk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
lacteal
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adj
Meaning 2
Relating to milk production.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
Examples
- lacteal ducts in the breasts
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adj
Meaning 3
Relating to, or containing, chyle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the lacteal vessels
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noun
Meaning 4
Each of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the mesentery to the thoracic duct.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
One of the lactiferous ducts or other components of milk-producing organs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adjective
Meaning 6
relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- lacteal fluids
- lacteal organs
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noun
Meaning 7
any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: lymph vessel, lymphatic vessel
History
Etymology
lacto- + -al
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: maitiaissuoni — lymphatic vessel