Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

lacteal

Pronunciation: /ˈlaktɪəl/

Definition of lacteal

adjective

  • of milk.
  • Anatomy (of a vessel) conveying chyle or other milky fluid.

noun

(lacteals) Anatomy
  • the lymphatic vessels of the small intestine which absorb digested fats.

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin lacteus (from lac, lact- 'milk') + -al

lacteal in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of lacteal in the US English dictionary
  |  Cite

Word of the day

secretagogue

/ sɪˈkriːtəgɒg /
noun
a substance which promotes secretion …