lacteal (Crossword)

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• (lak´te-әl) lactic
• A lymphatic vessel that conveys chyle
• Pertaining to, or containing, chyle
• Adjective, Latin lac = milk, hence, resembling milk
• Relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk
• (lak;te-al) A small lymphatic duct associated with a villus of the small intestine
• Any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
• A lacteal is a lymphatic capillary that absorbs dietary fats in the villi of the small intestine
• One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct
• A lymphatic vessel in a villus of the small intestine which conveys chyle from the intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct

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