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chyme definition

chyme (kīm)

noun

the thick, semifluid mass resulting from gastric digestion of food: it passes from the stomach into the small intestine, where the chyle is formed from it

Etymology: LL chymus < Gr chymos, juice < cheein: see chyle

Related Forms:

  • chymous chy′·mous (kī′məs) adjective

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