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chyme (kim) the semifluid, creamy material produced by digestion of food.

chyme (k

m)

n.

The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.

chymous (k

m

s) adj.

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.

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