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Definition of: chyle
(kīl) noun Physiol.
The milky emulsion of lymph and fat taken up from the intestines during digestion and passed from the thoracic duct into the veins, where it mixes with the blood. [<F <L chylus <Gk. chylos juice <cheein pour]
—chy·la·ceous (kī·lā′shəs), chy·lous (kī′ləs) adjective
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