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Once food in the stomach has been transformed into a semiliquid mass, it is called ____.

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Once food in the stomach has been transformed into a semiliquid mass, it is called chyme or chymus.
Chyme is produced via mechanical and chemical breakdown of a bolus. It consists of partially digested food, water, hydrochloric acid, and various digestive enzymes. Chyme is produced and expelled by the stomach, through the pyloric valve, into the duodenum which is the first part of small intestine.
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Once food in the stomach has been transformed into a semiliquid mass, it is called chyme. Chyme is the semi-fluid mass of partly digested food that is formed in the stomach and intestine during digestion. Chyme contains partially digested food, water, hydrochloric acid, and various digestive enzymes.






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