lac·te·al 
(lăktē-əl)
(lăktē-əl)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or resembling milk.
2. Anatomy Of or relating to any of numerous minute intestinal lymph-carrying vessels that convey chyle from the intestine to lymphatic circulation and thereby to the thoracic duct.
n.
Anatomy
Anatomy
A lacteal vessel.
[From Latin lacteus, from lac, lact-, milk; see melg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
lacte·al·ly adv.