lacteal

Meaning

Adj

1. Relating to milk.
2. Relating to milk production.
3. Relating to, or containing, chyle.

Noun

1. Each of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the mesentery to the thoracic duct.
2. (obsolete) One of the lactiferous ducts or other components of milk-producing organs.

Synonyms

lactic

lactiferous

milch

milk

🥛

milky

wet

chyliferous vessels

lacteal vessels

milk vessels

lactating

lacteal duct

Etymology

lacto + -al