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nouna milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats
Definition that contains chyle
- lymph a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels
- chylifactive producing or converting into chyle
- chylaceous consisting of chyle or having the properties of chyle
- chylifactory producing or converting into chyle
- lacteal any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
- chyliferous transmitting chyle
- chylific producing or converting into chyle
- chylous consisting of chyle or having the properties of chyle