Definition of "lacteal" in English

adjective

1. Relating to milk.

2. (anatomy) Relating to milk production.

   • lacteal ducts in the breasts

3. Relating to, or containing, chyle.

   • the lacteal vessels

noun

1. (physiology, chiefly in the plural) Each of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the mesentery to the thoracic duct.

2. (obsolete) One of the lactiferous ducts or other components of milk-producing organs.