Lacteal

·adj Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels.

II. Lacteal ·adj Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid.

III. Lacteal ·noun One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.