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cacochylia

cacochylia noun: defective formation or absorption of chyle.

Noun

cacochylia (uncountable)

  1. Defective formation or absorption of chyle.
    • Underlying cirrhosis frequently leads to protein-calorie malnutrition commonly caused by poor appetite, cacochylia, compromised nutrient uptake, and disorders in protein synthesis.2015 July 9, Ling Chen et al., “Efficacy and safety of oral branched-chain amino acid supplementation in patients undergoing interventions for hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis”, in Nutrition...

Origin of cacochylia

From caco- + chyle + -ia.

Questions about cacochylia

What does cacochylia mean?
Cacochylia means defective formation or absorption of chyle.
What part of speech is cacochylia?
Cacochylia is a noun.

Words near cacochylia in the dictionary

  1. cacks on
  2. cacks up
  3. cacky
  4. caclitriol
  5. caco-
  6. cacochylia
  7. cacochymia
  8. cacochymias
  9. cacochymic
  10. cacochymical
  11. cacochymies

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