- (a.) Pertaining to or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels.
- (a.) Pertaining to or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid.
- (n.) One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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