Chylous

chyle  (kl)

n.

A milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fat extracted from chyme by the lacteals during digestion and passed to the bloodstream through the thoracic duct.

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[French, from Late Latin chlus, from Greek khlos, juice; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]

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chy·laceous (k-lshs), chylous (kls) adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

chylous - consisting of chyle or having the properties of chyle chylaceous