chyme

noun \ˈkīm\

Definition of CHYME

: the semifluid mass of partly digested food expelled by the stomach into the duodenum

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New Latin chymus, from Late Latin, chyle, from Greek chymos juice; akin to Greek chein

First Known Use: 1607

Medical Dictionary

noun \ˈkīm\

: the semifluid mass of partly digested food expelled by the stomach into the duodenum

—chy·mous \ˈkī-məs\ adjective

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