Semi-fluid mass of partly digested food that is expelled by the stomach, through the pyloric valve, into the duodenum.
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Examples for "chyme "
Examples for "chyme "
1 Parrot has observed a child who died by the penetration of chyme into the air-passages.
2 The sensation of hunger ceases long before digestion takes place, or the chyme is converted into chyle.
3 The increase in chyme viscosity did not affect growth performance, nor did it influence apparent ileal nutrient digestibilities.
4 Higher up is chyme , pockets of a thin runny mess studded with corn and peanuts and round green peas.
5 The enhanced absorption of cholesterol and protein was associated with a reduced rate of flow of chyme through the ileum.
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