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excurrent

Syllabification: (ex·cur·rent)
Pronunciation: /ekˈskərənt/

Definition of excurrent

adjective

chiefly Zoology
  • (of a vessel or opening) conveying fluid outward. The opposite of incurrent.

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin excurrent- 'running out', from the verb excurrere

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