LACTEAL

 Dictionary entry overview: What does lacteal mean? 

• LACTEAL (noun)
  The noun LACTEAL has 1 sense:

1. any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct

  Familiarity information: LACTEAL used as a noun is very rare.

• LACTEAL (adjective)
  The adjective LACTEAL has 1 sense:

1. relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk

  Familiarity information: LACTEAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LACTEAL (noun)

Meaning:

Any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("lacteal" is a kind of...):

lymph vessel; lymphatic vessel (a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation)

• LACTEAL (adjective)

Meaning:

Relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context examples:

lacteal fluids / lacteal organs

Pertainym:

milk (produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young)