chyle
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.
chylous
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a word derived from
chyle.
Example Sentences
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More or less of blood may occur along with the chylous fluid in the urine.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
Chylothorax, or chylous ascites, is generally a result of this injury.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
Diseases of the nervous system, and notably of the base of the brain and of the spinal cord, induce various urinary disorders, prominent among which are diabetes, chylous urine, and albuminuria.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
