ectethmoid etymology

English word ectethmoid comes from English ecto- (Outside.), English ethmoid

Detailed word origin of ectethmoid

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
ecto- English (eng) Outside.
ethmoid English (eng) The ethmoid bone. Relating to, or in the region of, the ethmoid bone.. Resembling a sieve.
ectethmoid English (eng) (anatomy) external to the ethmoid; prefrontal.

Words with the same origin as ectethmoid

Descendants of ecto-
ectoblast ectobronchium ectocervical ectocervix ectocornea ectocranial ectoenzyme ectogenesis ectogenous ectokinase ectomesocuneiform ectonucleoside ectonucleotide ectoperitrophic ectophosphodiesterase ectophytic ectoplacental ectoplast ectostylid ectosylvian ectosymbiont ectosymbiotic ectotherm ectozoon