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The pulpy mass of semi-digested food in the small intestines just after its passage from the stomach. It is separated in the intestines into chyle and excrement. See Chyle.

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  1. n. The pulpy mass of semi-digested food in the small intestines just after its passage from the stomach. It is separated in the intestines into chyle and excrement. See Chyle.
  2. n. a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum
  3. The pulpy mass of semi-digested food in the small intestines just after its passage from the stomach. It is separated in the intestines into chyle and excrement. See Chyle.
  4. The pulpy mass of semi-digested food in the small intestinesjust after its passage from the stomach. It is separated in theintestines into chyle and excrement. See Chyle.
  5. n. a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum