Definition of chyme in English:

chyme

noun kʌɪmkaɪm

mass nounPhysiology

The pulpy acidic fluid which passes from the stomach to the small intestine, consisting of gastric juices and partly digested food.
〔生理〕食糜
Example sentencesExamples
- By the time food is ready to leave the stomach, it has been processed into a thick liquid called chyme.
- They also reduce the passage of chyme through diseased parts of the upper gut, thereby minimising further pain.
- The rate of emptying of chyme from the stomach varies with the composition of the meal.
- The mixture of gastric secretions, saliva, and food, known collectively as chyme, moves to the small intestine.
- The body of the stomach produces acid and has a muscular digestive function for mixing chyme.

Derivatives

chymous

adjective

Physiology

When solid food becomes chymous (ie, liquid in consistency), it passes through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum.

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin chymus, from Greek khūmos 'juice' (compare with chyle). The Greek words khūlos and khūmos are from the same root and more or less identical in sense.

Definition of chyme in US English:

chyme

nounkīmkaɪm

Physiology

The pulpy acidic fluid which passes from the stomach to the small intestine, consisting of gastric juices and partly digested food.
〔生理〕食糜
Example sentencesExamples
- The rate of emptying of chyme from the stomach varies with the composition of the meal.
- By the time food is ready to leave the stomach, it has been processed into a thick liquid called chyme.
- They also reduce the passage of chyme through diseased parts of the upper gut, thereby minimising further pain.
- The body of the stomach produces acid and has a muscular digestive function for mixing chyme.
- The mixture of gastric secretions, saliva, and food, known collectively as chyme, moves to the small intestine.

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin chymus, from Greek khūmos ‘juice’ (compare with chyle). The Greek words khūlos and khūmos are from the same root and more or less identical in sense.

词汇	chyme
释义	Definition of chyme in English: chyme noun kʌɪmkaɪm mass nounPhysiology The pulpy acidic fluid which passes from the stomach to the small intestine, consisting of gastric juices and partly digested food. 〔生理〕食糜 Example sentencesExamples By the time food is ready to leave the stomach, it has been processed into a thick liquid called chyme. They also reduce the passage of chyme through diseased parts of the upper gut, thereby minimising further pain. The rate of emptying of chyme from the stomach varies with the composition of the meal. The mixture of gastric secretions, saliva, and food, known collectively as chyme, moves to the small intestine. The body of the stomach produces acid and has a muscular digestive function for mixing chyme. Derivatives chymous adjective Physiology When solid food becomes chymous (ie, liquid in consistency), it passes through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum. Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin chymus, from Greek khūmos 'juice' (compare with chyle). The Greek words khūlos and khūmos are from the same root and more or less identical in sense. Definition of chyme in US English: chyme nounkīmkaɪm Physiology The pulpy acidic fluid which passes from the stomach to the small intestine, consisting of gastric juices and partly digested food. 〔生理〕食糜 Example sentencesExamples The rate of emptying of chyme from the stomach varies with the composition of the meal. By the time food is ready to leave the stomach, it has been processed into a thick liquid called chyme. They also reduce the passage of chyme through diseased parts of the upper gut, thereby minimising further pain. The body of the stomach produces acid and has a muscular digestive function for mixing chyme. The mixture of gastric secretions, saliva, and food, known collectively as chyme, moves to the small intestine. Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin chymus, from Greek khūmos ‘juice’ (compare with chyle). The Greek words khūlos and khūmos are from the same root and more or less identical in sense.
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