chyle

[ kahyl ]

noun
  1. 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.

Origin of chyle

1
1535–45; <Late Latin chȳlus<Greek chȳlós juice, akin to cheîn to pour, Latin fundere to pour (see fuse2), English gut

Other words from chyle

  • chylous, adjective
  • pseu·do·chy·lous, adjective

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chyle

/ (kaɪl) /


noun
  1. a milky fluid composed of lymph and emulsified fat globules, formed in the small intestine during digestion

Origin of chyle

1
C17: from Late Latin chӯlus, from Greek khulos juice pressed from a plant; related to Greek khein to pour

Derived forms of chyle

  • chylaceous (kaɪˈleɪʃəs) or chylous, adjective

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