• (a.) Acid; producing acid; -applied especially to certain glands and cells in the stomach.
(ok-sin´tik) secreting acid, as the parietal (oxyntic) cells.
Ox·yn'tic adjective [ Greek ............ to make acid.] (Physiol.) Acid; producing acid; -applied especially to certain glands and cells in the stomach. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: ok-sin′tik Definitions: 1. Acid forming, the parietal cells of the gastric glands.
oxyntic Producing or secreting acid; used primarily in reference to the parietal cells of the stomach.