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Definition of Chyliferous
1. Adjective. Transmitting chyle. "Chyliferous vessels"
Definition of Chyliferous
1. a. Transmitting or conveying chyle; as, chyliferous vessels.
Definition of Chyliferous
1. Adjective. That bears or transmits chyle ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Chyliferous
1. Conveying chyle. Synonym: chylophoric. Origin: chyl-+ L. Fero, to carry (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chyliferous
Literary usage of Chyliferous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1868)
"It is of a whitish appearance ; and is formed from the chyme in the duodenum,
and the rest of the small intestines, by the chyliferous vessels, which arise ..."
2. Outlines of Anatomy and Physiology by Henri Milne-Edwards (1841)
"... and unite like veins into larger 1 A portion of the small intestine with the
chyliferous vessels originating in it and the commencement of the thoracic ..."
3. The Medico-chirurgical Review, and Journal of Practical Medicine (1844)
"... to expel this purified chyle into the chyliferous vessel ; and lastly to absorb
other substances dissolved in the digestive juices, and convey them to ..."
4. Human Physiology by Robley Dunglison (1841)
"Some anatomists describe an external coat, which is formed of condensed cellular
tissue, and unites the chyliferous vessels to the neighbouring parts. ..."
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