Chyme (Noun)
Meaning
A semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The stomach churns food into a mixture of acid and digestive enzymes to form chyme.
- The partially digested food in the stomach, also known as chyme, enters the small intestine through the pyloric sphincter.
- Gastric contractions help mix the stomach contents into a semi-liquid substance called chyme.
- Chyme from the stomach is released into the duodenum in a process regulated by the pyloric sphincter.
- As chyme moves from the stomach into the duodenum, pancreatic enzymes further break down the partially digested food.