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chyle
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What does chyle mean?
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NounPlural: chyles |
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| chyle - a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats | ||
| bodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humor, humour the liquid parts of the body | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- chyle (n.)
A milky fluid containing the fatty matter of the food in a state of emulsion, or fine mechanical division; formed from chyme by the action of the intestinal juices. It is absorbed by the lacteals, and conveyed into the blood by the thoracic duct.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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chyle
A milky bodily fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats, found in the lymph vessels of the small intestine. -
chyle
A digestive fluid containing fatty droplets, found in the small intestine.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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chyle
kīl, n. a white fluid drawn from the food while in the intestines.—adjs. Chylā′ceous, Chylif′ic, Chyl′ous; Chylifac′tive, having the power to make chyle.—n. Chylificā′tion.—v.t. and v.i. Chyl′ify, to convert, or be converted, into chyle.—n. Chylū′ria, a discharge of milky urine. [Fr.,—Gr. chylos, juice—cheein, to pour.]
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🔤- chyle, noun, singular of chyles.
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