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excurrent

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ex·cur·rent  (k-skûrnt, -skr-)
adj.
1.
a. Running or flowing in an outward direction.
b. Marked by an outward flow of current.
2. Botany
a. Having a single, undivided trunk with lateral branches, as in spruce trees.
b. Extending beyond the apex of a leaf, as a midrib or vein.

[Latin excurrns, excurrent-, present participle of excurrere, to run out; see excursion.]
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excurrent
red spruce tree

excurrent [ɛkˈskʌrənt]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology having an outward flow, as certain pores in sponges, ducts, etc.
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany
a.  (of veins) extending beyond the margin of the leaf
b.  having an undivided main stem or trunk, as the spruce and other conifers
3. flowing or running in an outward direction
[from Latin excurrere to run forth; see excursion]


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Effect of neonatal exposure to estrogenic compounds on development of the excurrent ducts of the rat testis through puberty to adulthood.
They referred to the antiandrogenic properties in utero or during lactation in adult rats exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dioxin-like chemicals resulting in permanently altered sperm-transit time through the epididymus and the excurrent duct system (16,17).
 
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