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Chymification

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Chym`i`fi`ca´tion
n.1.(Physiol.) The conversion of food into chyme by the digestive action of gastric juice.
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In human physiology Prout identified four stages in the formation of blood: digestion in the stomach, chymification in the duodenum, chylification in the lacteals, and sanguification proper in the blood vessels.
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