Definitions for lacteals

lacteals lac·te·al

Spelling: [lak-tee-uh l]
IPA: /ˈlæk ti əl/

Lacteals is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 252 anagrams from letters in lacteals (aacellst).

Definitions for lacteals

noun

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

adjective

  1. pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky.
  2. Anatomy. conveying or containing chyle.

Origin of lacteals

1625-35; Latin lacte(us) milky (see lacteous) + -al1

Examples for lacteals

This fat then enters the lacteals, which unite to form the thoracic duct.

The lacteals receive their name from their milky-white appearance.

The lacteals discovered by Caspar Asselli, while dissecting a dog.

He was aware of the existence of the lacteals, and their anatomical relation to the mesenteric glands.

In vertebrate animals this is done by the lymphatics and lacteals, in plants chiefly by the roots.

Paralysis of the lacteals, of the liver, and of the veins, which are described in Sect.

The lacteals carry the fats into the blood by way of the thoracic duct.

The lacteals and lymph vessels have in part the same course.

He studied the courses of the lacteals, and convinced himself that they all entered into the common reservoir.

These lacteals have a special affinity for the fat of the food.

Word Value for lacteals
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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