1. Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid.
2. (Anat. & Physiol.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels.
LACTEAL
Lac"te*al, n. (Anat.)
Defn: One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.
LACTEALLY
Lac"te*al*ly, adv.
Defn: Milkily; in the manner of milk.
LACTEAN
Lac"te*an, a. Etym: [See Lacteal.]
1. Milky; consisting of, or resembling, milk. "This lactean whiteness." Moxon.
2. (Anat. & Physiol.)