ectal

[ ek-tl ]

/ ˈɛk tl /

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adjective Anatomy, Zoology.

external; outer; on the surface of.

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Nearby words

ecstatic, ecstatics, ect, ect-, ectad, ectal, ectally, ectasia, ectatic, ectental, ectethmoid

Origin of ectal

First recorded in 1880–85; ect- + -al¹

Related forms

ec·tal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for ectal

Palpi thick the ectal lobe small as compared with the principal or mesal one; united only at base.
Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Vol. 11. No. 1.|Various

Medicine definitions for ectal

ectal

[ ĕk′təl ]

adj.

Of or situated on the outside; outer; external.

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