CHYME - Definition

Pronunciation:		kIm
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum

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	See Also:	food, nutrient

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Chyme\, n. [L. chymus chyle, Gr. ? juice, like ?, fr. ? to pour: cf. F. chyme. See {Chyle}.] (Physiol.) 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}.

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	thick liquid made of partially digested food and stomach juices; made in the stomach and moves into the small intestine for further digestion.