ectocranial etymology

English word ectocranial comes from English cranial (Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.), English ecto- (Outside.)

Detailed word origin of ectocranial

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
cranial English (eng) Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.
ecto- English (eng) Outside.
ectocranial English (eng) External to the cranium.

Words with the same origin as ectocranial

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