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chyle
[ kahyl ]
noun
- a milky fluid containing emulsified fat and other products of digestion, formed from the chyme in the small intestine and conveyed by the lacteals and the thoracic duct to the veins.
chyle
/ kaɪl; kaɪˈleɪʃəs /
noun
- a milky fluid composed of lymph and emulsified fat globules, formed in the small intestine during digestion
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Derived Forms
- chylaceous, adjective
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Other Words From
- chylous adjective
- pseudo·chylous adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chyle1
C17: from Late Latin chӯlus, from Greek khulos juice pressed from a plant; related to Greek khein to pour
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Example Sentences
Galen disputed this, for he believed that the intestinal chyle was carried by the veins of the mesentery into the liver.
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Repeating the experiment, he became certain that the white threads were vessels which drew the chyle from the intestines.
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Animal food supplies chyle much more abundantly than vegetable food does; and this chyle is more stimulating in its nature.
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This blood, by which the animal has life, is formed by the chyle.
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Within these are the origins of the Lacteals, a peculiar set of Lymphatic vessels, which are engaged in the absorption of chyle.
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