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chyme

  [kahym]
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–noun
the semifluid mass into which food is converted by gastric secretion and which passes from the stomach into the small intestine.
Origin:
1600–10; < L chȳmus < Gk chȳmós juice, akin to chȳlós chyle

Related forms:
chymous, adjective
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chyme   (kīm)   
n.  The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.

[Middle English chime, humors, body fluids, from Old French, from Late Latin chȳmus, from Greek khūmos, juice; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]
chy'mous (kī'məs) adj.
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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

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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