: the semifluid mass of partly digested food expelled by the stomach into the duodenum
Word History
Etymology
Middle English chime, chyme "body fluid, humor," borrowed from Medieval Latin chymus, chimus "body fluid, partly digested food," borrowed from Greek chȳmós "juice of plants, animal or plant fluid, humor," of uncertain origin
Note: See note at chyle.
First Known Use
1607, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
chyme
noun
ˈkīm
: the semifluid mass of partly digested food expelled by the stomach into the duodenum