lacteal

Meaning

Adj

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

Noun

1. (in-plural) 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

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milky

wet

chyliferous vessels

lacteal vessels

milk vessels

lactating

lacteal duct

Translations

γαλακτικός

lacté

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latteo

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lattiginoso

di latte

al latte

lácteo

vaso quilífero

süte ait

süte benzer

لبني

sütlü

γαλακτοφόρο αγγείο

lactaire

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Etymology

lacto- + -al