LACTEAL


Meaning of LACTEAL in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 of milk. 2 conveying chyle or other milky fluid.

n. (in pl.) the lymphatic vessels of the small intestine which absorb digested fats.

[ L lacteus f. lac lactis milk ]

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