chyme

(kīm)

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

[Middle English chime, humors, body fluids, from Old French, from Late Latin chȳmus, from Greek khūmos, juice; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]

chy′mous (kī′məs) adj.

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chyme

(kaɪm)

(Physiology) the thick fluid mass of partially digested food that leaves the stomach

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

ˈchymous adj

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chyme

(kaɪm)

n.

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

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

chy′mous, adj.

bolus, chyme - Bolus is chewed food ready for swallowing, and chyme is swallowed, partially digested food.

chyme

The creamy mass of partly digested food and gastric juice found in the stomach and small intestine during digestion.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

chyme - a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum

food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

Translations

quimo

fæðumauk

糜粥

chyme

, chymus

n. quimo, sustancia o materia semilíquida que proviene de la digestión gástrica.

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