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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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chyme
1607, from L. chymus, from Gk. khymos, nearly identical to khylos (see chyle) and meaning essentially the same thing. Differentiated by Galen, who used khymos for "juice in its natural or raw state," and khylos for "juice produced by digestion," hence the modern distinction.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: chyme
Pronunciation: 'kIm
Function: noun
: the semifluid mass of partly digested food expelled by the stomach into the duodenum —chy·mous /'kI-m&s/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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chyme (kīm)
n.
The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.
chy'mous (kī'məs) adj.
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| chyme (kīm) Pronunciation Key
The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum. |
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