Medical Definition of Lacteal vessel

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lacteal Vessel

lactated Ringer's solution
lactates
lactating
lactating adenoma
lactation
lactation amenorrhoea
lactation hormone
lactational
lactational mastitis
lactations
lactatriaosylceramide beta 1-3 galactosyltransferase
lacteal
lacteal cyst
lacteal fistula
lacteal vessel (current term)
lacteally
lacteals
lactean
lactenin
lacteous
lactescence
lactescences
lactescent
lactic
lactic acid
lactic acid bacillus
lactic acid bacteria
lactic acid dehydrogenase
lactic acid fermentation

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