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Words containing ecto

5 letter words containing ecto

  • ecto- — indicating outer, outside, external
  • recto — a right-hand page of an open book or manuscript; the front of a leaf (opposed to verso).

6 letter words containing ecto

  • alecto — one of the three Furies; the others are Megaera and Tisiphone
  • ectomy — (medicine) Any operation involving surgical excision or removal.
  • hecto- — denoting 100
  • hector — Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
  • lector — a lecturer in a college or university.

7 letter words containing ecto

  • -ectomy — indicating surgical excision of a part
  • ectopia — the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
  • ectopic — occurring in an abnormal position or place; displaced.
  • ectozoa — any animal parasite, as the louse, that lives on the surface of its host (opposed to entozoon).
  • ejector — A device that causes something to be removed or to drop out.

8 letter words containing ecto

  • bisector — a straight line or plane that bisects an angle
  • defector — A defector is someone who leaves their country, political party, or other group, and joins an opposing country, party, or group.
  • detector — A detector is an instrument which is used to discover that something is present somewhere, or to measure how much of something there is.
  • director — a person or thing that directs.
  • ectoderm — the outer germ layer in the embryo of a metazoan.

9 letter words containing ecto

  • acusector — a needle for cutting tissue by means of a high-frequency electric current.
  • colectomy — surgical removal of part or all of the colon
  • collector — A collector is a person who collects things of a particular type as a hobby.
  • connector — A connector is a device that joins two pieces of equipment, wire, or piping together.
  • convector — a space-heating device from which heat is transferred to the surrounding air by convection

10 letter words containing ecto

  • adenectomy — surgical removal of a gland
  • codirector — a fellow director
  • collectors — Plural form of collector.
  • connectome — (biology)   The complete description of the structural connectivity of an organism's nervous system.
  • connectors — Plural form of connector.

11 letter words containing ecto

  • apicoectomy — a surgical procedure to remove the end of a tooth root in endodontic therapy.
  • architector — (obsolete) An architect.
  • arthrectomy — surgical excision of a joint
  • atherectomy — the removal of plaque from an artery by means of a tiny rotating cutting blade inserted through a catheter.
  • cardiectomy — excision of the heart.

12 letter words containing ecto

  • adenectomies — Plural form of adenectomy.
  • alveolectomy — The surgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge to facilitate dental prosthesis.
  • appendectomy — the surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
  • autoinjector — A medical device designed to deliver a single dose of a particular, typically life-saving, drug.
  • cervicectomy — (medicine) Surgical removal of the cervix.

13 letter words containing ecto

  • adenoidectomy — surgical removal of the adenoids
  • adrenalectomy — the surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands
  • architectonic — denoting, relating to, or having architectural qualities
  • auto-injector — An auto-injector is a hypodermic syringe that you can use to inject yourself with a liquid.
  • autoprojector — (theory)   A self-applicable partial evaluator.

14 letter words containing ecto

  • appendectomies — Plural form of appendectomy.
  • appendicectomy — surgical removal of any appendage, esp the vermiform appendix
  • architectonics — the science of architecture
  • clitoridectomy — the surgical removal of the clitoris: a form of female circumcision, esp practised as a religious or ethnic rite
  • dialectologist — a specialist in dialectology.

15 letter words containing ecto

16 letter words containing ecto

  • clitoridectomies — Plural form of clitoridectomy.
  • dacryocystectomy — The surgical removal of a part of the lacrimal sac.
  • director-general — the executive head of an organization or of a major subdivision, as a branch or agency, of government.
  • diverticulectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a diverticulum.
  • ectoparasiticide — Any pesticide designed to kill parasites that live on the exterior of a host.

17 letter words containing ecto

  • architectonically — In terms of architectonics.
  • chemopallidectomy — an operation for treating Parkinson's disease and certain other diseases characterized by muscular rigidity, consisting of destroying a specific part of the corpus striatum by injecting it with a chemical, usually alcohol.
  • cholecystectomies — Plural form of cholecystectomy.
  • cytoarchitectonic — Of or pertaining to cytoarchitectonics (cytoarchitecture).
  • dialectologically — In terms of dialectology.

18 letter words containing ecto

22 letter words containing ecto

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