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1. Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid.
2. <anatomy> Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels.
Origin: L. Lacteus milky, fr. Lac, lactis, milk. Cf. Galaxy, Lettuce.
<anatomy> One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.
(01 Mar 1998)
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