Definition of Chyle. Meaning of Chyle. Synonyms of Chyle

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Definition of Chyle

Chyle
Chyle Chyle, n. [NL. chylus, Gr. ? juice, chyle, fr. ? to pour: cf. F. chyle; prob. akin to E. fuse to melt.] (Physiol.) A milky fluid containing the fatty matter of the food in a state of emulsion, or fine mechanical division; formed from chyme by the action of the intestinal juices. It is absorbed by the lacteals, and conveyed into the blood by the thoracic duct.

Meaning of Chyle from wikipedia

- Chyle (from Gr**** χυλός (chylos) 'juice') is a milky bodily fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats, or free fatty acids (FFAs). It is formed in...
- A chylothorax is an abnormal ac****ulation of chyle, a type of lipid-rich lymph, in the pleural space surrounding the lung. The lymphatic vessels of the...
- intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flow. It receives fatty chyle from the intestines and thus acts as a conduit for the lipid products of...
- disproved Galen's ****ertion that chyle was carried by the veins. But, he still believed that the lacteals carried the chyle to the liver (as taught by Galen)...
- condition which causes the thoracic ducts to leak, allowing large quantities of chyle fluid to enter the dog's chest cavity. This condition commonly results in...
- (hemothorax), pus (pyothorax, more commonly known as pleural empyema), chyle (chylothorax), or very rarely urine (urinothorax) or **** (coprothorax)...
- chyme which when fully broken down in the small intestine is absorbed as chyle into the lymphatic system. Most of the digestion of food takes place in...
- Imani Chyle is an American singer-songwriter and rapper, born and raised in Houston, Texas. Her music has been described as being "much more than just...
- forming a milky substance known as chyle. The lacteals merge to form larger lymphatic vessels that transport the chyle to the thoracic duct where it is...
- Growth and energy were derived from venous blood created in the liver from chyle, while arterial blood gave vitality by containing pneuma (air) and originated...