| ecto | I had an ectopic pregnancy two years ago. |
| ectoderm | (n) the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue, Syn. ectoblast, exoderm |
| ectodermal | (adj) of or relating to the ectoderm, Syn. ectodermic |
| ectomorph | (n) a person with a thin body |
| ectomorphic | (adj) having a build with little fat or muscle but with long limbs, Ant. mesomorphic, endomorphic |
| ectoparasite | (n) any external parasitic organism (as fleas), Syn. ectozoan, epizoan, epizoon, ectozoon |
| ectopia | (n) abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth) |
| ectopic | (adj) exhibiting ectopia |
| ectopic pregnancy | (n) pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus, Syn. extrauterine pregnancy, eccyesis, extrauterine gestation, ectopic gestation, metacyesis |
| ectopistes | (n) a genus of Columbidae, Syn. genus Ectopistes |
| ectoplasm | (n) (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance |
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| Ecto- | See Ect-. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ectoblast | n. [ Ecto- + Gr. &unr_; bud, germ. ] (Biol.) |
| Ectobronchium | ‖n.; |
| Ectocuniform | |
| Ectocyst | n. [ Ecto- + Gr. &unr_; bladder. ] (Zoöl.) The outside covering of the Bryozoa. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ectoderm | n. [ Ecto- + -derm. ] (Biol.) |
| Ectodermic | |
| Ectolecithal | a. [ Ecto- + Gr. &unr_; the yolk of an egg. ] (Biol.) Having the food yolk, at the commencement of segmentation, in a peripheral position, and the cleavage process confined to the center of the egg; |
| Ectomere | n. [ Ecto- + -mere. ] (Biol.) The more transparent cells, which finally become external, in many segmenting ova, as those of mammals. [ 1913 Webster ] |