Definition of Chyme. Meaning of Chyme. Synonyms of Chyme

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Definition of Chyme

Chyme
Chyme Chyme, n. [L. chymus chyle, Gr. ? juice, like ?, fr. ? to pour: cf. F. chyme. See Chyle.] (Physiol.) 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.

Meaning of Chyme from wikipedia

- Chyme or chymus (/kaɪm/; from Gr**** χυμός khymos, "juice") is the semi-fluid m**** of partly digested food that is expelled by a person's or another animal's...
- the gastrointestinal tract. This initially results in the production of chyme which when fully broken down in the small intestine is absorbed as chyle...
- The pyloric sphincter controls the p****age of partially digested food (chyme) from the stomach into the duodenum, the first and shortest part of the...
- Chymes (Gr****: Χύμης) was a Greco-Roman alchemist who lived before the third century. He is known only through fragments of text in the works of Zosimos...
- The Chymes were an all-female 1960's garage rock group that was signed to Chattahoochee Records. The group consisted of sisters Stephanie, Candice and...
- only on its mother's milk. The intestines are cleaned and skinned, but the chyme is left inside. The intestine is cut into pieces 20–25 cm long, which are...
- which propels a ball of food (called a bolus before being transformed into chyme in the stomach) along the tract. The peristaltic movement comprises relaxation...
- acidity of the gastric chyme. Cholecystokinin (CCK) is a unique peptide released by the duodenal "I cells" in response to chyme containing high fat or...
- the lumen of the tract and comes into direct contact with digested food (chyme). The mucosa itself is made up of three layers: the epithelium, where most...
- Maceration, in biology, the mechanical breakdown of ingested food into chyme Skin maceration, in dermatology, the softening and whitening of skin that...