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Lacteal

noun

Any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct.

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"Lacteal" Quotes from Famous Books

... tangible and indisputable proof. My lord, the wisest of us breathe involuntarily. And how many millions there are who live from day to day by the incessant operation of subtle processes in them, of which they know nothing, and care less? Little ween they, of vessels lacteal and lymphatic, of arteries femoral and temporal; of pericranium or pericardium; lymph, chyle, fibrin, albumen, iron in the blood, and pudding in the head; they live by the charity of their bodies, to which they are but butlers. I say, my lord, our bodies are our betters. A soul ...

— Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II (of 2) • Herman Melville

... heart—Kairei-phyllum. "The roots," said an old writer, "are very good for old people that are dull and without courage; they gladden and comfort the spirits, and do increase their lusty strength." The juice is slightly aperient, and abundantly lacteal when mixed with goat's milk, or in gruel. Physicians formerly held this herb in high esteem, as capable of curing most chronic disorders connected with the urinary passages, and gravel. Some have even asserted that if these distempers will not yield to a constant use of ...

— Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure • William Thomas Fernie

Words linked to "Lacteal" : milk, lymphatic vessel, lymph vessel