ectocornea etymology

English word ectocornea comes from English cornea, English ecto- (Outside.)

Detailed word origin of ectocornea

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
cornea English (eng) (anatomy) The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.
ecto- English (eng) Outside.
ectocornea English (eng) (anatomy) The outer layer of the cornea.

Words with the same origin as ectocornea

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