Lacteal /(?)/

Lac·te·al

Lacteal

a.
  1. Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid.
  2. Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels. (Anat. & Physiol.)

Lacteal

n.
  1. One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel. (Anat.)