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pseudochylous
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pseudochylous — Resembling chyle. * * * pseu·do·chy·lous (soo″do kiґləs) resembling chyle, but containing no fat. Cf. chyliform … Medical dictionary
pseudochylous — adj … Useful english dictionary
pseudochylous ascites — ascites in which the fluid resembles chyle but does not contain fatty matter … Medical dictionary
pseudochylous effusion — chyliform e … Medical dictionary
ascites — Accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity. SYN: abdominal dropsy, hydroperitoneum, hydroperitonia. [L. fr. G. askos, a bag, + ites] a. adiposus SYN: chylous a.. chyliform a. SYN: chylous a.. chylous a., a. chylosus presence in the … Medical dictionary
chyliform — Resembling chyle. * * * chy·li·form kī lə .fȯrm adj resembling chyle <chyliform fluid> * * * chy·li·form (kiґlĭ form) resembling chyle; cf. pseudochylous. Called also chyloid … Medical dictionary
chylothorax — An accumulation of chylous fluid in the pleural space. SYN: chylopleura, chylous hydrothorax. * * * chy·lo·tho·rax thō(ə)r .aks, thȯ(ə)r n, pl rax·es or ra·ces t … Medical dictionary
chyliform effusion — chylothorax consisting of milky chylelike fluid that is low in fat but usually high in cholesterol; it often results from a chronic disease process such as tuberculosis or pleurisy. Called also pseudochylous e. and pseudochylothorax … Medical dictionary
