chymenoun [ U ]
uk/kaɪm/us/kaɪm/specializedthe thick, wet mass of partly digested food that leaves the stomach
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The digestive system
- anus
- asshole
- bowel
- cecum
- colonic
- colorectal
- defecation
- digestible
- digestive system
- gastrointestinal
- ileum
- innards
- oesophageal
- omental
- omentum
- sigmoid
- trypsin
- tummy
- ureter
- urogenital
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- As the chyme is formed, it passes out of the other orifice of the stomach, and enters the first intestine or duodenum.
- Chyme is propelled through the large intestine by muscular contractions.
- Eating food lacking fiber greatly reduces the volume of the chyme and slows peristalsis.
- In the early stages of the disease, the ejections consist of chyme and mucus, streaked with blood.