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chylomicron Biochem.|ˌkaɪləʊˈmaɪkrɒn| [f. chylo- + micron.] An extremely small particle of unhydrolysed fat visible in the blood after the ingestion of fat.
1921Gage & Fish in Jrnl. Amer. Vet. Assoc. LVIII. 400 The term chylo-microns has been introduced..to designate the particles found in the blood and chyle, since the particles are of the same nature in both fluids, and the name fittingly indicates their origin. 1957Encycl. Brit. XIV. 520/1 If the lymph is collected from an animal fed some time previously with a fatty meal, it has a milky appearance, which is due to the presence of innumerable fine droplets (chylomicrons) about 0·5 to 0·75µ in diameter. 1962Lancet 2 June 1153/1 Very possibly, chylomicron triglycerides are directly removed from the plasma by contracting muscle. |