Definition of chyle

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Chyle (n.) 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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Elaboration :: Elaboration (n.) The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order; as, the elaboration of food into chyme; the elaboration of chyle, or sap, or tissues..
Lacteal :: Lacteal (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels..
Chylification :: Chylification (n.) The formation of chyle. See Chylifaction.
Chyliferous :: Chyliferous (a.) Transmitting or conveying chyle; as, chyliferous vessels..
Hematosis :: Hematosis (n.) Sanguification; the conversion of chyle into blood.
Chylify :: Chylify (v. t. & i.) To make chyle of; to be converted into chyle.
Receptaculum :: Receptaculum (n.) A receptacle; as, the receptaculum of the chyle..
Enchylemma :: Enchylemma (n.) The basal substance of the cell nucleus; a hyaline or granular substance, more or less fluid during life, in which the other parts of the nucleus are imbedded..
Cytoid :: Cytoid (a.) Cell-like; -- applied to the corpuscles of lymph, blood, chyle, etc..
Lacteous :: Lacteous (a.) Lacteal; conveying chyle; as, lacteous vessels..
Lacteal :: Lacteal (n.) One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.
Chyle :: Chyle (n.) 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..
#NAME? :: -ferous () A suffix signifying bearing, producing, yielding; as, auriferous, yielding gold; chyliferous, producing chyle..
Chylaceous :: Chylaceous (a.) Possessed of the properties of chyle; consisting of chyle.
Chylous :: Chylous (a.) Consisting of, or similar to, chyle..
Achylous :: Achylous (a.) Without chyle.
Chyme :: Chyme (n.) The pulpy mass of semi-digested food in the small intestines just after its passage from the stomach. It is separated in the intestines into chyle and excrement. See Chyle.
Chylopoetic :: Chylopoetic (a.) Concerned in the formation of chyle; as, the chylopoetic organs..
Lactean :: Lactean (a.) Lacteal; conveying chyle.
Humor :: Humor (n.) Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc..
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