chyliform |
Resembling chyle. (05 Mar 2000) |
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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) |
chylo- |
Chyl- Chyle. Origin: G. Chylos, juice. (05 Mar 2000) |
chylocele |
A cystlike lesion resulting from the effusion of chyle into the tunica vaginalis propria and cavity of the tunica vaginalis testis. Origin: chylo-+ G. Kele, tumour (05 Mar 2000) |
chylocyst |
Synonym: cisterna chyli. Origin: chylo-+ G. Kystis, bladder (05 Mar 2000) |
chyloderma |
Synonym: elephantiasis scroti. Origin: chylo-+ G. Derma, skin (05 Mar 2000) |
chylomediastinum |
Abnormal presence of chyle in the mediastinum. (05 Mar 2000) |
chylomicron |
<biochemistry> Colloidal fat globule found in blood or lymph, used to transport fat from the intestine to the liver or to adipose tissue. Have a very low density, a low protein and high triacylglyceride content. (18 Nov 1997) |
chylomicron retention disease |
An inherited disorder in which apolipoprotein B-48 is retained in intestine and absent in plasma; results in fat malabsorption. (05 Mar 2000) |
chylomicronaemia |
The presence of chylomicrons, especially an increased number, in the circulating blood, as in type I familial hyperlipoproteinaemia. See: familial chylomicronaemia syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
chylomicrons |
A class of lipoproteins that transport exogenous (dietary) cholesterol and triglycerides from the small intestine to tissues after meals. Synthesised in the intestinal mucosa and carried via the intestinal lacteals and lymphatic system to the blood stream, they are then degraded to chylomicron remnants in the capillaries of muscle and adipose tissue through cleavage of the majority of their triglycerides by endothelial lipoprotein lipase. These remnants are rapidly cleared by the liver by receptor-mediated endocytosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
chylopericarditis |
A milky pericardial effusion resulting from obstruction of the thoracic duct, from trauma, or of idiopathic origin. Synonym: chylopericarditis. (05 Mar 2000) |
chylopericardium |
A milky pericardial effusion resulting from obstruction of the thoracic duct, from trauma, or of idiopathic origin. Synonym: chylopericarditis. (05 Mar 2000) |
chyloperitoneum |
The presence of effused chyle in the peritoneal cavity. (12 Dec 1998) |
chylophoric |
Synonym: chyliferous. Origin: chylo-+ G. Phoros, bearing (05 Mar 2000) |