chylo-

Chylo- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “juice.” It is often used in scientific terms, especially in botany and pathology.

In medical terms, the form chylo- specifically represents chyle, a milky fluid consisting of fat and lymph produced by digestion.

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When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, chylo- becomes chyl-, as in chylemia.

One term from botany that features the combining form chylo- is chylophyllous, “having fleshy leaves, as certain desert plants.”

Chylo- means “juice,” as we have seen. The form -phyllous means “having leaves.” Chylophyllous literally translates to “having juicy leaves.” Discover other juicy plant connections at our entry for succulent.

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• chylification
• chyliferous
• chyliform
• chylocaulous
• chylocele
• chyloderma
• chylomicron
• chylopericardium
• chylophoric
• chylopoiesis
• chylothorax
• chylosis
• chyluria

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• cheilo-
• chilo-
• chryso-
• cryo-
• kilo-

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