meaning of chyle
1. 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.
2. a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats
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