| chylidrosis | Sweating of a milky fluid resembling chyle. Origin: chyl-+ G. Hidros, sweat (05 Mar 2000) |
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| chylifaction | Synonym: chylopoiesis. Origin: chyl-+ L. Facio, to make (05 Mar 2000) |
| chylifactive | Relating to chylopoiesis. Synonym: chylifactive. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chyliferous | Conveying chyle. Synonym: chylophoric. Origin: chyl-+ L. Fero, to carry (05 Mar 2000) |
| chylification | Formation of chyle in the intestine. Synonym: chylifaction, chylification. Origin: chylo-+ G. Poiesis, a making (05 Mar 2000) |
| chyliform | Resembling chyle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chyliform ascites | <gastroenterology> A large collection of lymph fluid in the abdominal cavity, sometimes secondary to blockage of the main lymph duct or injury to it. (27 Sep 1997) |
| ampulla chyli | A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks open; it occurs inconstantly and when present is located posterior to the aorta on the anterior aspect of the bodies of the first and second lumbar vertebrae. Synonym: ampulla chyli, chyle cistern, chylocyst, Pecquet's cistern, Pecquet's reservoir, receptaculum chyli, receptaculum pecqueti. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| receptaculum chyli | A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks open; it occurs inconstantly and when present is located posterior to the aorta on the anterior aspect of the bodies of the first and second lumbar vertebrae. Synonym: ampulla chyli, chyle cistern, chylocyst, Pecquet's cistern, Pecquet's reservoir, receptaculum chyli, receptaculum pecqueti. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cisterna chyli | A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks open; it occurs inconstantly and when present is located posterior to the aorta on the anterior aspect of the bodies of the first and second lumbar vertebrae. Synonym: ampulla chyli, chyle cistern, chylocyst, Pecquet's cistern, Pecquet's reservoir, receptaculum chyli, receptaculum pecqueti. (05 Mar 2000) |