Found 2 items, similar to chyle.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: chyle
chyle
n : a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats;
formed in the small intestine during digestion of
ingested fats
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Chyle
Chyle
\Chyle\, n. [NL. chylus, Gr. ? juice, chyle, fr. ? to
pour: cf. F. chyle; prob. akin to E. fuse to melt.]
(Physiol.)
A milky fluid containing the fatty matter of the food in a
state of emulsion, or fine mechanical division; formed from
chyme by the action of the intestinal juices. It is absorbed
by the lacteals, and conveyed into the blood by the thoracic
duct.
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