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chyme
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chyme (kīm) the semifluid, creamy material produced by digestion of food.
chyme (km)
n.
The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.
chymous (kms) adj.
chyme
[kīm]
Etymology: Gk, chymos, juice
the viscous, semifluid contents of the stomach present during digestion of a meal. Chyme then passes through the pylorus into the duodenum, where further digestion occurs.
chyme
the semifluid, homogeneous, creamy or gruel-like material produced by action of the gastric juice on ingested food and discharged through the pylorus into the duodenum.
chyme
 The mass of partially digested food goo that passes from the pylorus to the duodenum


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