Talk:Chyle

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Hi I have a problem with the following sentence: "It (chyle) is formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fatty foods and taken up by lymph vessels (lacteals)". This misleads the reader into thinking that lacteals are synonymous with all lymph vessels. This is false. Lacteals are special types of lymphatic vessels that originate in the small intestine. Sure readers could follow the link for this clarification, but many people wouldn't bother. Therefore a subtle, harmless distinction SHOULD be made.

I am replacing the above sentence with this one: "It (chyle) is formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fatty foods and taken up by lymph vessels specifically known as lacteals"

If this could be better worded then please discuss changes but do not revert it back to the original without prior discussion.