- lacteal duct
- Milchgang m [der Brustdrüse], Ductus m lactiferus
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lacteal duct
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Lacteal — Lac te*al, n. (Anat.) One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lacteal — [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… … English World dictionary
lacteal — 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 … Medical dictionary
Lacteal — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Transverse section of a villus, from the human intestine. X 350. a. Basement membrane, here somewhat shrunken away from the epithelium. b. Lacteal. c. Columnar epithelium … Wikipedia
lacteal — lacteally, adv. /lak tee euhl/, adj. 1. pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky. 2. Anat. conveying or containing chyle. n. 3. Anat. any of the minute lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic… … Universalium
lacteal — lac·te·al || læktɪəl n. any of a number of tiny lymphatic vessels that transport chyle from the intestinal tract to the thoracic duct (Anatomy) adj. of or pertaining to milk, resembling milk; of the tiny vessels that transport chyle from the … English contemporary dictionary
lacteal — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
lacteal cyst — a cyst of the breast due to obstruction of a lactiferous duct; called also milk c … Medical dictionary
lacteal — lac•te•al [[t]ˈlæk ti əl[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky 2) anat. conveying or containing chyle 3) anat. any of the minute lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct •… … From formal English to slang
lacteal — /ˈlæktiəl/ (say lakteeuhl) adjective 1. relating to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky. 2. Anatomy conveying or containing chyle. –noun 3. Anatomy any of the minute lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine to the… …
Thoracic duct — Thoracic Tho*rac ic, a. [Cf. F. thoracique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest. [1913 Webster] {Thoracic duct} (Anat.), the great trunk of the lymphatic vessels, situated on the ventral side of the vertebral column in the thorax… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
