CHYLE

chyle. Chyle, n. a white juice formed in the stomach

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Chyle (?), n. [[NL. chylus, Gr. � juice, chyle, fr. � to pour: cf. F. chyle; prob. akin to E. fuse to melt.]] (Physiol.) A milky fluid containing the fatty matter of the food in a state of emulsion, or fine mechanical division; formed from chyme by the action of the intestinal juices. It is absorbed by the lacteals, and conveyed into the blood by the thoracic duct.