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CHYME
chyme
(noun) a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chyme (usually uncountable, plural chymes)
The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.
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Source: Wiktionary
Chyme, n. Etym: [L. chymus chyle, Gr. chyme. See Chyle.] (Physiol.)
Definition: The pulpy mass of semi-digested food in the small intestines just after its passage from the stomach. It is separated in the intestines into chyle and excrement. See Chyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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