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  1. Chyle
    Chyle (from the Greek word chylos, meaning juice) is a milky bodily fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats, or free fatty acids (FFAs). It is formed in the small intestine during digestion of fatty foods, and taken up by lymph vessels specifically known as lacteals. The relative low pressure...
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  2. chyle
    [n] - a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=chyle

  3. Chyle
    Chyle: A fluid consisting of a mixture of lymphatic fluid (lymph) and chylomicrons that has a milky appearance. Chylomicrons are small fat globules composed of protein and lipid (fat) which are combined in the lining of the intestine. Chylomicrons are found in the blood and in lymphatic fluid where ...
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  4. Chyle
    Chyle noun [ New Latin chylus , Greek ... juice, chyle, from ... to pour: confer French chyle ; probably akin to English fuse to melt.] (Physiol.) A milky fluid containing the fatty matter of the food in a state of emulsion, o...
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  5. chyle
    <biochemistry> A turbid, white or pale yellow fluid which contains chylomicrons that is taken up from the intestine and carried via the lymphatic system to the systemic circulation via the thoracic duct. ... (02 Jan 1998) ...
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  6. chyle
    noun a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats
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  7. chyle
    (kīl) the milky fluid taken up by the lacteals from the intestine during digestion, consisting of lymph and triglyceride fat (chylomicrons) in a stable emulsion, and conveyed by the thoracic duct to empty into the venous system.
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  1. Chyle
    • (n.) 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.
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  2. chyle
    lymph laden with fat that has been absorbed into the bloodstream from the small intestine. The fat globules, which give chyle a milky appearance, ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/84

  3. chyle
    chyle 1. A milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fat extracted from chyme by the lacteals during digestion and passed to the bloodstream through the thoracic duct. 2. The milky fluid which is absorbed by the lymphatic vessels of the intestine. 3. A fluid consisting of a mixture of lymphat...
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  4. chyle
    The milky fluid that is taken up by the lacteals from food in the small intestine during digestion. Chyle consists of lymph and droplets of triglyceride fat (chylomicrons) in a stable emulsion. It passes into the veins via the thoracic duct, becoming mixed with the blood.
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  5. chyle
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kīl Definitions: 1. A turbid white or pale yellow fluid taken up by the lacteals from the intestine during digestion and carried by the lymphatic system through the thoracic duct into the circulation. Its milky appearance is due to chylomicrons in the lymph.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=17560

  6. chyle
    Greek = juice.
    Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?

  7. chyle
    A milky-white fluid that forms in the small intestine during digestion. It is made of lymph fluid and fats. Special lymph vessels carry chyle from the intestines to the blood.
    Found op http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=C

  8. chyle
    1) A milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats 2) Bodily fluid 3) Body fluid 4) Humor 5) Humour 6) Liquid body substance
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/chyle/1

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