Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid.
Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels.
One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.
adjective, Latin lac = milk, hence, resembling milk.
A terminal lymphatic within an intestinal villus.
Lymph vessels of small intestine.
one of many lymphatic vessels in the intestinal villi; they absorb fat molecules from digested food
any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk; "lacteal fluids"; "lacteal organs"
a lymphatic vessel in an intestinal villus that aids in the absorption of fats
Lacteals are small lymph capillaries which absorb lipids (fats) from the small intestine. Edgar Cayce often spoke of the lacteal ducts, especially in cases of epilepsy.
A lacteal is a lymphatic capillary that absorbs dietary fats in the villi of the small intestine.