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1. (n.) chyle
a milky fluid containing emulsified fat and other products of digestion, that forms from chyme in the small intestine, is absorbed by the lacteals, and reaches the bloodstream through the thoracic duct.
Etymology: (1535–45; < LL ch&ymacr;lus < Gk ch&ymacr;lós juice, akin to cheîn, L fundere to pour (cf. fuse2))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) chyle
a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) chyle
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
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. chyle
a fluid of a milky colour, separated from the chyme by the action of the pancreatic juice and the bile, and which, being absorbed by the lacteal vessels, is gradually assimilated into blood.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. chyle
An opaque, milky-white fluid consisting mainly of emulsified fats that passes through the lacteals of the small intestines into the lymphatic system.
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