chyme

C0351300 (kīm)n. The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.

[Middle English chime, humors, body fluids, from Old French, from Late Latin chȳmus, from Greek khūmos, juice; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]

chy′mous (kī′məs) adj.

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(kaɪm) n (Physiology) the thick fluid mass of partially digested food that leaves the stomach[C17: from Late Latin chӯmus, from Greek khumos juice; compare chyle] ˈchymous adj

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n. the semifluid mass into which food is converted by gastric secretion and which passes from the stomach into the small intestine. [1600–10; < Latin chȳmus < Greek chȳmós juice, akin to chȳlós chyle] chy′mous, adj.

bolus, chyme - Bolus is chewed food ready for swallowing, and chyme is swallowed, partially digested food.See also related terms for swallow.

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The creamy mass of partly digested food and gastric juice found in the stomach and small intestine during digestion.

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chyme - a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenumfood, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

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(kīm), semiliquid substance found in the stomach and resulting from the partial digestion of food by the salivary enzyme amylase, the gastric enzyme pepsin, and hydrochloric acid. Secretion of hydrochloric acid by the stomach makes the chyme strongly acidic. The rhythmic muscular action of the stomach wall (peristalsis) moves the chyme into the duodenum, the first section of the small intestine, where it stimulates the release of secretin, a hormone that increases the flow of pancreatic juice as well as bile and intestinal juices. Chyme also stimulates the release of cholecystokinin, a hormone that primarily increases the flow of bile but also increases the proportion of digestive enzymes in the pancreatic juice.

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the fluid or semifluid contents of the small intestine in animals and man, consisting of gastric digestive products mixed with bile, the secretions of the pancreas and intestinal glands, desquamated epithelium, and microorganisms. Chyme also contains enzymes of the pancreatic juice, such as proteases, α-amylase, and lipase, as well as intestinal enzymes, such as enterokinase, carbohydrases, peptidases, monoglyceride lipase, and phosphatase. Its composition depends on the food ingested and the secretory activity of the digestive system.

In man, about 400 g of chyme per day pass from the small intestine to the large intestine. The motor activity of the intestine agitates the chyme, thus promoting better digestion and absorption of food substances. Specially prepared chyme has therapeutic properties: it is used in certain digestive disorders and metabolic disturbances in agricultural animals.

REFERENCE

Fiziologiia pishchevareniia. Leningrad, 1974. (Rukovodstvo pofisiologii.)

N. M. TIMOFEEVA

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[kīm] (physiology) The semifluid, partially digested food mass that is expelled into the duodenum by the stomach.

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the thick fluid mass of partially digested food that leaves the stomach

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[kīm] the semifluid, homogeneous, creamy or gruel-like material produced by action of the gastric juice on ingested food in the stomach and discharged through the pylorus into the duodenum.

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(kīm), Do not confuse this word with chyle.The semifluid mass of partly digested food passed from the stomach into the duodenum. Synonym(s): chymus, pulp (3) [G. chymos, juice]

chyme

(kīm)n. The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.

chy′mous (kī′məs) adj.

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The mass of partially digested food goo that passes from the pylorus to the duodenum

chyme

(kīm) The semifluid mass of partly digested food passed from the stomach into the duodenum.
Synonym(s): pulp (3) . [G. chymos, juice]

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Semifluid, partly digested food passed from the stomach into the small intestine for further digestion and absorption.

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food in a semifluid, acid state after being subjected to the rhythmical contractions of the stomach before being passed to the small intestine.

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, chymus (kīm, kīmŭs) Semifluid mass of partly digested food passed from stomach into duodenum. [G. chymos, juice]

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noun a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum

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