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Definitions of lacteal in various dictionaries:
noun - any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
adj - relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk
Of, relating to, or resembling milk.
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| of milk. |
| any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct |
| relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk |
| Of, relating to, or resembling milk. |
| Anatomy Of or relating to any of numerous minute intestinal lymph-carrying vessels that convey chyle from the intestine to lymphatic circulation and thereby to the thoracic duct. |
| Anatomy A lacteal vessel. |
| relating to, producing, or like milk |
| a tube that carries a liquid formed from digested food from the small intestine into the blood |
| a tube that carries a liquid formed from digested food and that has the appearance of milk from the smaller of the intestines ( tube through which food travels) into the blood |
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A lacteal is a lymphatic capillary that absorbs dietary fats in the villi of the small intestine. * Triglycerides are emulsified by bile and hydrolyzed by the enzyme lipase, resulting in a mixture of fatty acids, di- and monoglycerides. These then pass from the intestinal lumen into the enterocyte, where they are re-esterified to form triglyceride. The triglyceride is then combined with phospholipids, cholesterol ester, and apolipoprotein B48 to form chylomicrons. These chylomicrons then pass into the lacteals, forming a milky substance known as chyle. The lacteals merge to form larger lymphatic vessels that transport the chyle to the thoracic duct where it is emptied into the bloodstream at the subclavian vein.At this point, the fats are in the bloodstream in the form of chylomicrons. Once in the blood, chylomicrons are subject to delipidation by lipoprotein lipase. Eventually, enough lipid has been lost and additional apolipoproteins gained, that the resulting particle (now referred t |