Plural of chyle; the milky fluid containing fats and nutrients absorbed from the small intestine into the lymphatic system.
From Latin 'chylus', derived from Greek 'chylos' meaning juice or fluid, specifically the nutritive juices of food.
Your body is literally pumping liquid fat through your lymph vessels right now—chyle is the reason your lymph looks creamy after a fatty meal, which ancient doctors could actually observe.
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