CHYLOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chylous mean? 

• CHYLOUS (adjective)
  The adjective CHYLOUS has 1 sense:

1. consisting of chyle or having the properties of chyle

  Familiarity information: CHYLOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHYLOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Consisting of chyle or having the properties of chyle

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

chylaceous; chylous

Pertainym:

chyle (a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats)

Derivation:

chyle (a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats)

 Context examples 

Patients usually present with chylous pleural effusion.

(Lung Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, NCI Thesaurus)

It usually presents with chylous pleural effusion or ascites.

(Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, NCI Thesaurus)