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| lac·te·al [ láktee əl ] |
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1. of milk: relating to milk or milk production
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2. anatomy carrying milky fluid: carrying or containing a milky fluid chyle
 a lacteal vessel
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noun (plural lac·te·als) |
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anatomy lymphatic vessel: a lymphatic vessel that originates in the small intestine and carries a milky fluid chyle to the thoracic duct
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin lacteus "of milk" < lact- "milk"] |
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| lac·te·al·ly adverb |
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