chyme

[ kahym ]

/ kaɪm /

noun

the semifluid mass into which food is converted by gastric secretion and which passes from the stomach into the small intestine.

Nearby words

chylopoiesis, chylosis, chylothorax, chylous ascites, chyluria, chyme, chymification, chymistry, chymopapain, chymopoiesis, chymosin

Origin of chyme

1600–10; < Latin chȳmus < Greek chȳmós juice, akin to chȳlós chyle

Related forms

chy·mous, adjective

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Examples from the Web for chyme

Chyme, kīm, n. the pulp to which the food is reduced in the stomach.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
The bile and pancreatic fluid are conveyed into the duodenum, and mixed with the chyme.
A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)|Calvin Cutter
The chyle was formed out of chyme, changed by the action of the pancreatic and biliary secretions.
Omphalos|Philip Henry Gosse
The outflow of bile is excited by the contact of the chyme with the orifice of the bile-duct.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

Chyme is food, chemically altered by the action of the gastric juice.
Omphalos|Philip Henry Gosse

British Dictionary definitions for chyme

chyme

/ (kaɪm) /

noun

the thick fluid mass of partially digested food that leaves the stomach

Derived Forms

chymous, adjective

Word Origin for chyme

C17: from Late Latin chӯmus, from Greek khumos juice; compare chyle

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Medicine definitions for chyme

chyme

[ kīm ]

n.

The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.

Related forms

chy′mous (kī′məs) adj.

Science definitions for chyme

chyme

[ kīm ]

The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.