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chy·lif·er·ous (')kī-'lif-(ə-)rəs adj transmitting or conveying chyle <\chyliferous vessels>
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chyliferous
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Chyliferous — Chy*lif er*ous, a. [Chyle + ferous: cf. F. chylif[ e]re.] (Physiol.) Transmitting or conveying chyle; as, chyliferous vessels. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chyliferous — adjective transmitting chyle chyliferous vessels • Pertains to noun: ↑chyle … Useful english dictionary
chyliferous — adjective That bears or transmits chyle … Wiktionary
chyliferous — bearing chyle Bearing and Carrying … Phrontistery dictionary
chyliferous — chy·lif·er·ous … English syllables
chyliferous vessel — lacteal (def. 3) … Medical dictionary
-ferous — fer*ous [L. fer. fr. ferre to bear. See {Bear} to support.] A suffix signifying bearing, producing, yielding; as, auriferous, yielding gold; chyliferous, producing chyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lacteal — Lac te*al, n. (Anat.) One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thoracic duct — Lymph: Thoracic duct The thoracic and right lymphatic ducts. (Thoracic duct is thin vertical white line at center.) … Wikipedia
Nicolaes Tulp — by Nicolaes Eliasz. Pickenoy (1633). Born 9 October 1593 … Wikipedia
