chyle

[ kahyl ]
/ kaɪl /

noun

a milky fluid containing emulsified fat and other products of digestion, formed from the chyme in the small intestine and conveyed by the lacteals and the thoracic duct to the veins.

Origin of chyle

1535–45; < Late Latin chȳlus < Greek chȳlós juice, akin to cheîn to pour, Latin fundere to pour (see fuse2), English gut

OTHER WORDS FROM chyle

chy·lous, adjective pseu·do·chy·lous, adjective

Words nearby chyle

chvostek's sign, chwang-tse, chyack, chylaceous, chylangioma, chyle, chyle vessel, chylemia, chylifaction, chyliferous, chylification

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British Dictionary definitions for chyle

chyle
/ (kaɪl) /

noun

a milky fluid composed of lymph and emulsified fat globules, formed in the small intestine during digestion

Derived forms of chyle

chylaceous (kaɪˈleɪʃəs) or chylous, adjective

Word Origin for chyle

C17: from Late Latin chӯlus, from Greek khulos juice pressed from a plant; related to Greek khein to pour

Medical definitions for chyle

chyle
[ kīl ]

n.

A turbid, white or pale yellow fluid taken up by the lacteals from the intestine during digestion and carried by the lymphatic system via the thoracic duct into the circulation.

Other words from chyle

chy•la′ceous (kī-lā′shəs) null adj.