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ecteron

ecteron noun: the external layer of the skin and mucous membranes; epithelium; ecderon.

Noun

ecteron (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The external layer of the skin and mucous membranes; epithelium; ecderon.

Origin of ecteron

See ecto-.

Questions about ecteron

What does ecteron mean?
Ecteron means the external layer of the skin and mucous membranes; epithelium; ecderon.
What part of speech is ecteron?
Ecteron is a noun.

Words near ecteron in the dictionary

  1. ecteniniids
  2. ectental
  3. ectepicondylar
  4. ectepicondyle
  5. ectepicondyles
  6. ecteron
  7. ecteronic
  8. ectethmoid
  9. ectethmoidal
  10. ectexine
  11. ectexines

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