Etymology dictionary. 2014.
chyme — [ ʃim ] n. m. • XVe; lat. méd. chymus, gr. khumos « humeur » ♦ Physiol. Bouillie formée par la masse alimentaire au moment où elle passe dans l intestin après avoir subi l action de la salive et du suc gastrique. « tous ces cachets fuseront dans… … Encyclopédie Universelle
chyme — chyme; coe·nen·chyme; col·len·chyme; des·ma·chyme; en·chyme; mes·en·chyme; scle·ren·chyme; par·en·chyme; … English syllables
Chyme — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chyme — ► NOUN Physiology ▪ the fluid which passes from the stomach to the small intestine, consisting of gastric juices and partly digested food. ORIGIN Greek kh mos juice … English terms dictionary
chyme — [kīm] n. [LL chymus < Gr chymos, juice < cheein: see CHYLE] the thick, semifluid mass resulting from gastric digestion of food: it passes from the stomach into the small intestine, where the chyle is formed from it chymous [kī′məs] adj … English World dictionary
Chyme — Not to be confused with chymex or chime. Chyme (from Greek χυμός khymos, juice [1][2]) is the semifluid mass of partly digested food expelled by the stomach into the duodenum.[3] Also known as chymus, it is the liquid substance found in the… … Wikipedia
chyme — chymous, adj. /kuym/, n. the semifluid mass into which food is converted by gastric secretion and which passes from the stomach into the small intestine. [1600 10; < L chymus < Gk chymós juice, akin to chylós CHYLE] * * * Thick semifluid mass of… … Universalium
Chyme — Le chyme (prononcer chime [ʃim]) est la substance liquide que l on trouve dans l estomac avant le passage de la valve du pylore et l entrée du duodénum. Il consiste en de la nourriture partiellement digérée, de l eau, de l acide chlorhydrique, et … Wikipédia en Français
chyme — n. semi liquid partly digested food leaving stomach. ♦ chymiferous, a. containing chyme. ♦ chymiflcation, n. conversion of food into chyme. ♦ chymous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
Chyme — A pre digested, acidified mass of food that passes from the stomach into the small intestine. * * * The semifluid mass of partly digested food passed from the stomach into the duodenum. SYN: pulp (3) [TA], chymus. [G. chymos, juice] * * * chyme… … Medical dictionary
