chyle
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
1Other words from chyle
- chylous, adjective
- pseu·do·chy·lous, adjective
Words Nearby chyle
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How to use chyle in a sentence
Galen disputed this, for he believed that the intestinal chyle was carried by the veins of the mesentery into the liver.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine | Roswell ParkRepeating the experiment, he became certain that the white threads were vessels which drew the chyle from the intestines.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine | Roswell ParkAnimal food supplies chyle much more abundantly than vegetable food does; and this chyle is more stimulating in its nature.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy | Catherine Esther BeecherThis blood, by which the animal has life, is formed by the chyle.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 5 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)Within these are the origins of the Lacteals, a peculiar set of Lymphatic vessels, which are engaged in the absorption of chyle.
The Action of Medicines in the System | Frederick William Headland
British Dictionary definitions for chyle
/ (kaɪl) /
a milky fluid composed of lymph and emulsified fat globules, formed in the small intestine during digestion
Origin of chyle
1Derived forms of chyle
- chylaceous (kaɪˈleɪʃəs) or chylous, adjective
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