chyme

Meaning

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

Synonyms

digestive juices

intestinal juice

rumen liquor

stomach juice

Translations

quimo

Chymus

Speisebrei

χυμός

Pansenflüssigkeit

Verdauungssaft

Pankreassaft

Magensekret

Nahrungsbrei

Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaɪm/
Etymology

From Late Latin chymus, from Ancient Greek χυμός (khumós, “juice”).

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