单词 | lacteal |
释义 | lacteal[ lak-tee-uhl ] / ˈlæk ti əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lacteal ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivepertaining to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky. Anatomy. conveying or containing chyle. nounAnatomy. any of the minute lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct. Origin of lacteal1625–35; <Latin lacte(us) milky (see lacteous) + -al1 OTHER WORDS FROM lacteallac·te·al·ly, adverbnon·lac·te·al, adjectivenon·lac·te·al·ly, adverbpre·lac·te·al, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lactealBritish Dictionary definitions for lacteallacteal / (ˈlæktɪəl) / adjectiveof, relating to, or resembling milk (of lymphatic vessels) conveying or containing chyle nounany of the lymphatic vessels conveying chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct Derived forms of lacteallacteally, adverbWord Origin for lactealC17: from Latin lacteus of milk, from lac milk Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for lacteallacteal [ lăk′tē-əl ] adj.Of, relating to, or resembling milk. Of or relating to a lacteal. n.Any of numerous minute intestinal lymph-carrying vessels that convey chyle from the intestine to lymphatic circulation and thereby to the thoracic duct.chyle vessel The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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