before a vowel Chym-, comb. form of L. Gr. chȳm-us CHYME, as in Chymecchysis, a discharge of chyme. Chymophore, a term applied to the lactiferous vessels of plants and other juice-bearing vessels. Chymosphorous a. = CHYMIFEROUS. Chymorrhœa, a discharge or efflux of chyme. Chymosin, = pepsin, a nitrogenous matter found in gastric juice. Chymozemia, a morbid increase of the intestinal evacuations, etc.
