English-Finnish translations for lacteal

Definition of lacteal

• Relating to milk
• Relating to, or containing, chyle
• Each of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the mesentery to the thoracic duct
• One of the lactiferous ducts or other components of milk-producing organs

Examples

• lacteal ducts in the breasts
• the lacteal vessels

Related words

• phylactery
• lactescence
• via lactea