noun
- plural of chyme; a semifluid mass of partly digested food that passes from the stomach into the small intestine
Usage: medical/anatomical term; typically used in scientific or medical contexts
Examples
- The chymes move through the small intestine where further digestion occurs.
- Gastroenterologists study how chymes are processed in the digestive tract.
- The stomach breaks down food into chymes before they enter the duodenum.
- Different chymes have varying compositions depending on the meal consumed.