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exsert

Syllabification: (ex·sert)
Pronunciation: /ekˈsərt/
Definition of exsert

verb

[with object] Biology
  • cause to protrude; push out: (as adjective exserted)an exserted stigma

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin exsert- 'put forth', from the verb exserere (see exert)

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