chyle

2 definitions found

chyle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

chyle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chyle
      n 1: a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats;
           formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested
           fats