- chy|lo|mi|cron
- chy|lo|mi|cron «KY loh MY kron», noun.one of the minute particles of emulsified fat, usually about a micron in diameter, found in blood during the digestion of fat.╂[< chyle + micron]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
chy|lo|mi|cron
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chy — chy·li·fac·tion; chy·li·fac·tive; chy·lif·er·ous; chy·li·fi·ca·tion; chy·li·form; chy·li·fy; chy·lo·cau·lous; chy·lo·cyst; chy·loid; chy·lo·mi·cron; chy·lo·phyl·lous; chy·lo·poi·e·sis; chy·lo·sis; chy·lous; chy·lu·ria; chy·mase; chy·mif·er·ous;… … English syllables
cron — ami·cron; chy·lo·mi·cron; Ci·ba·cron; cron·stedt·ite; Da·cron; li·po·mi·cron; mi·cron; mi·cron·ize; mil·li·cron; om·i·cron; … English syllables
chylomicron — chy·lo·mi·cron … English syllables
chylomicron — chy•lo•mi•cron [[t]ˌkaɪ ləˈmaɪ krɒn[/t]] n. biochem. a lipoprotein droplet that forms in the small intestine and conveys fat to the blood • Etymology: 1921 … From formal English to slang
lo — ceph·a·lo·bi·dae; ceph·a·lo·cereus; ceph·a·lo·chord; ceph·a·lo·chor·da; ceph·a·lo·chor·da·ta; ceph·a·lo·di·um; ceph·a·lo·met·ric; ceph·a·lo·pho·lis; ceph·a·lo·spo·ri·um; ceph·a·lo·thecium; ceph·a·lo·thorax; ceph·a·lo·tus; cer·e·bel·lo·ru·bral;… … English syllables
Chylomicron — A small fat globule composed of protein and lipid (fat). Chylomicrons are found in the blood and lymphatic fluid where they serve to transport fat from its port of entry in the intestine to the liver and to adipose (fat) tissue. After a fatty… … Medical dictionary
hyperchylomicronemia — Increased plasma concentrations of chylomicrons. familial h. SYN: type I familial hyperlipoproteinemia. familial h. with hyperprebetalipoproteinemia SYN: type V familial hyperlipoproteinemia. * * * hy·per·chy·lo·mi·cro·ne·mia or chiefly Brit… … Medical dictionary
li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… … English syllables
