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ectal

American  
[ek-tl] / ˈɛk tl /

adjective

Anatomy, Zoology.

  1. external; outer; on the surface of.

Other Word Forms

  • ectally adverb

Etymology

Origin of ectal

First recorded in 1880–85; ect- + -al 1

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