lacteal fluid
1Lacteal — Lac te*al, a. [L. lacteus milky, fr. lac, lactis, milk. Cf. {Galaxy}, {Lettuce}.] 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat. & Physiol.) Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal… …
2lacteal — 1. Relating to or resembling milk; milky. 2. A lymphatic vessel that conveys chyle. SYN: chyle vessel, l. vessel. central l. the blindly ending lymphatic capillary in the center of an intestinal villus …
3lacteal — [lak′tē əl] adj. [< L lacteus, milky < lac (see LACTO ) + AL] 1. of or like milk; milky 2. containing or carrying chyle, the milky fluid that is a product of digestion n. any of the lymphatic vessels that take up this fluid from the small… …
4lacteal — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ conveying milk or milky fluid. ► NOUN (lacteals) Anatomy ▪ the lymphatic vessels of the small intestine which absorb digested fats. ORIGIN Latin lacteus, from lac milk …
5lacteal — I. adjective Etymology: Latin lacteus of milk, from lact , lac Date: 1633 1. relating to, consisting of, producing, or resembling milk 2. a. conveying or containing a milky fluid b. of or relating to the lacteals II. noun Date …
6lacteal — [ laktɪəl] adjective 1》 of milk. 2》 Anatomy conveying chyle or other milky fluid. noun (lacteals) Anatomy the lymphatic vessels of the small intestine which absorb digested fats. Origin C17: from L. lacteus (from lac, lact milk ) + al …
7lacteal — adj. & n. adj. 1 of milk. 2 conveying chyle or other milky fluid. n. (in pl.) the lymphatic vessels of the small intestine which absorb digested fats. Etymology: L lacteus f. lac lactis milk …
8Cyst — A closed sac or capsule, usually filled with fluid or semisolid material. * * * 1. A bladder. 2. An abnormal sac containing gas, fluid, or a semisolid material, with a membranous lining. SEE ALSO: pseudocyst. [G. kystis, bladder] adventitious c.… …
9Vessel — A tube in the body that carries fluids: blood vessels or lymph vessels. * * * A structure conveying or containing a fluid, especially a liquid. SEE ALSO: vas. [O. Fr. fr. L. vascellum, dim. of vas] absorbent vessels SYN: lymph vessels. afferent v …
10digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… …