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oxyntic(dictionary)
oxyntic cell(medicine)
oxyntic gland(medicine)

oxyntic (iou)



oxyntic adjective. L19.
[from Greek oxunteos, verbal adjective of oxunein sharpen, make acid, formed as OXY-: see -IC.]
Anatomy. Designating (a secretory cell of) any of the gastric glands in the main part of the stomach which produce hydrochloric acid.