Research topic:chyme

Pictures from Google Image Search

Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Find more facts and information on our topic page about chyme

chyme

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | © A Dictionary of Nursing 2008, originally published by Oxford University Press 2008. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

chyme (kym) n. the semiliquid acid mass that is the form in which food passes from the stomach to the small intestine. It is produced by the action of gastric juice and the churning of the stomach.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

  • MLA
  • Chicago
  • APA

"chyme." A Dictionary of Nursing. Oxford University Press. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 7 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"chyme." A Dictionary of Nursing. Oxford University Press. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (December 7, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-chyme.html

"chyme." A Dictionary of Nursing. Oxford University Press. 2008. Retrieved December 07, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-chyme.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Improved vein filter for collection of chyme blood and thrombi. (Medical).(Nipro Corporation)(Company Profile)
Newspaper article from: New Materials Japan; 6/1/2003; 700+ words ; ...developed a vein filter that has improved the collectability of chyme blood or thrombi and positional stability in the blood vessel...may be fitted in the inferior caval vein in order to collect chyme blood or thrombi, which occur on the side of the lower extremities...
St. Louis DJ's fired, sued over racial remark. (WQBQ-FM disk jockeys D.C. Chymes and Steven Shannon) (Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Broadcasting & Cable; 6/7/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...fired the duo and slapped them with a $50,000 lawsuit. The controversy began on May 10, when Steven Shannon and D.C. Chymes, hosts of WKBQ's Steve and D.C. Show, told a caller to the show that she was "acting like a nigger." The comment came...
WYND CHYMES PERFORM AT JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/17/2009; 307 words ; JACKSON, Miss., July 16 -- Jackson State University issued the following news release: The Wynd Chymes, the popular R&B group from the 70s and 80s, will perform at the JSU Student Center from noon to 2 p.m. today. The...
Availability of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Lindane for Uptake by Intestinal Caco-2 Cells.
Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives; 7/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...human small intestinal fluid (i.e., chyme), whereas only a small fraction is freely...medium was varied by addition of artificial chyme, bile, or oleic acid at similar or increasing...artificial human intestinal fluid (i.e., chyme) and digested soil (4). It appeared...
JURY GIVES CORCORAN $370,000 IN HIS SUIT AGAINST RADIO RIVALS.(Metro)
Newspaper article from: St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO); 11/11/1997; ; 571 words ; ...Wilhelm, also known as disc jockey D.C. Chymes; Tim Melton, a radio station intern...fell down and then faked injuries as Chymes watched, Corcoran alleged. After a weeklong...punitive damage awards of $20,000 against Chymes, $10,000 against Melton and $300...
Unfunny Radio Jocks Deliver Major Shock
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/28/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...famously obtuse Steve Shannon and D.C. Chymes. (Good radio names!) Last Wednesday morning, Shannon and Chymes conducted an interview with Donna Henry...never less than professional. Shannon and Chymes are no strangers to boob-ism. Last...
[2] ROCK 'N' ROLL SOULS.(St. Charles Get Out)
Newspaper article from: St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO); 11/11/1999; ; 648 words ; ...ages for all ages. Morning radio host DC Chymes said: "You would see this show and leave...a rock show. It gets pretty wild." Chymes said he started playing "Can't Keep...looking for venues for fall concerts. Chymes said shows for the January Jam drew about...
Much national media research revolves around issues generated in St. Louis. (St. Louis, Missouri)
Magazine article from: St. Louis Journalism Review; 9/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...radio deejays Steve Shannon and D.C. Chymes, to comparisons of daily newspaper coverage...radio deejays Steve Shannon and D.C. Chymes stated racial epithets (e.g., "you...broadcasters. The authors report that Shanno and Chymes had a thick file of complaints at the...
Absorption of nutrients is only slightly reduced by supplementing enteral formulas with viscous fiber in miniature pigs
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 12/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...concentrations of guar or the logarithm of chyme viscosity increased. Due to modulations...oligomeric diet was caused by an increase in chyme viscosity due to water absorption. With...oligomeric and the polymeric diets, the chyme viscosity and thus inhibitory effects on...
Solving crimes committed in the realm of nursery rhymes.(BOOKS)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 7/31/2005; 700+ words ; ...another detective on the force, the legendary Friedland Chymes. Chymes got his fame - and his ticket out of the NCD - by taking...capture of the psychopathic serial killer Gingerbreadman. Chymes looks down on Spratt, but he sees publicity potential...

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses

chyme
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition chyme , semiliquid substance found in the stomach...hydrochloric acid by the stomach makes the chyme strongly acidic. The rhythmic muscular action...the stomach wall (peristalsis) moves the chyme into the duodenum, the first section of...
Digestive System
Book article from: Biology ...the food to form a thick liquid called chyme. Gastric juice contains several substances...pyloric sphincter, a valve through which chyme must flow to enter the small intestine...jejunum and ileum. The duodenum receives chyme from the stomach as well as pancreatic...
Digestion
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...digestive juices is referred to as digesta, or chyme. The stomach, which after a meal may...regulates the rate of digestion by metering chyme into the small intestine over several hours...activity in the small intestine propels chyme along the length of the intestine, and...
Digestion and Absorption
Book article from: Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z ...mixtures leaving the stomach are called chyme, and this empties into the small intestine...sphincter controls the rate of flow of chyme from the stomach into the small intestine...turn to starch, but it is not until the chyme reaches the small intestine and becomes...
hormone
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...which produces erythrocytes (red blood cells). The passage of chyme (see digestive system ) from the stomach to the duodenum causes...duodenum can also be stimulated by the presence of fats in the chyme to secrete cholecystokinin, a hormone that stimulates the gall...

Related research topics

For students and teachers!

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including:

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including: