| exocardia | Congenital displacement of the heart. Synonym: exocardia. Origin: ecto-+ G. Kardia, heart (05 Mar 2000) |
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| exocardiac | <anatomy> Situated or arising outside of the heat; as, exocardial murmurs; opposed to endocardiac. Origin: Exo- + Gr. Heat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| exocardial | <anatomy> Situated or arising outside of the heat; as, exocardial murmurs; opposed to endocardiac. Origin: Exo- + Gr. Heat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| exocarp | The outer layer or skin of a pericarp. (09 Oct 1997) |
| exoccipital | <anatomy> Pertaining to a bone or region on each side of the great foremen of the skull. The exoccipital bone, which often forms a part of the occipital in the adult, but is usually distinct in the young. Origin: Pref. Ex- + occipital. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| exoccipital bone | The part of the occipital bone that lies on either side of the foramen magnum. Synonym: pars lateralis ossis occipitalis, exoccipital bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exocellular | Refers to reactions or processes that are initiated inside a cell butactually take place outside it. (09 Oct 1997) |
| exocelomic membrane | A layer of cells delaminated from the inner surface of the blastocystic cytotrophoblast and from the envelope of the primary yolk sac during the second week of embryonic life. Synonym: Heuser's membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exocoetus | <zoology> A genus of fishes, including the common flying fishes. See Flying fish. Origin: NL. Exocetus, L. Exocoetus a fish that sleeps on the shore, Gr,lit, sleeping out; outside of + bed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| exocrine | 1. <physiology> Secreting outwardly, via a duct. 2. <anatomy> Denoting such a gland or its secretion. Compare: endocrine. Origin: Gr. Krinein = to separate (18 Nov 1997) |
| exocrine gland | <anatomy> A gland that secretes its products through ducts or canals, such as sweatglands or mammary glands. Compare: endocrine gland. (09 Oct 1997) |
| exocrine pancreatic insufficiency | Lack of exocrine secretions of pancreas, due to destruction of acini, usually by chronic pancreatitis; lack of digestive enzymes from pancreas results in diarrhoea, usually fatty (steatorrhoea) because of lack of pancreatic enzymes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exocrine part of pancreas | exocrine part of pancreas |
| exocyclic | Relating to atoms or groups attached to a cyclic structure but not themselves cyclic; e.g., the -CH3 group of toluene. Compare: endocyclic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exocytosis | <cell biology> Release of material from the cell by fusion of a membrane bounded vesicle with the plasma membrane. (18 Nov 1997) |