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lacteal

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lacteal /lac·te·al/ (lak´te-il) any of the intestinal lymphatics that transport chyle.
lac·te·al (lkt-l)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or resembling milk.
2. Of or relating to a lacteal.
n.
Any of numerous minute intestinal lymph-carrying vessels that convey chyle from the intestine to lymphatic circulation and thereby to the thoracic duct. Also called chyle vessel.
lacteal
1. pertaining to milk.
2. any of the intestinal lymphatics that transport chyle.
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