ectal

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English

Etymology

From ecto- +‎ -al.

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Adjective

ectal (comparative more ectal, superlative most ectal)

  1. (anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer.
    • 1883, Burt Green Wilder, On the Brain of a Cat Lacking the Callosum, Preliminary Notics:
      Note on the ectal ("apparent”) origin of the N. trigeminus in the cat

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References

ectal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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