Words starting with ecto
5 letter words starting with ecto
- ecto- — indicating outer, outside, external
6 letter words starting with ecto
- ectomy — (medicine) Any operation involving surgical excision or removal.
7 letter words starting with ecto
- 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).
- ectopic pregnancy — the development of a fertilized ovum outside the uterus, as in a Fallopian tube.
8 letter words starting with ecto
- ectoderm — the outer germ layer in the embryo of a metazoan.
- ectogeny — the effect of pollination and fertilization on the tissues of a plant
- ectomere — any of the blastomeres that participate in the development of the ectoderm.
- ectosarc — the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- ectozoan — ectozoon.
9 letter words starting with ecto
- ectoblast — the ectoderm.
- ectocrine — a substance that is released by an organism into the external environment and influences the development, behaviour, etc, of members of the same or different species
- ectomeres — Plural form of ectomere.
- ectomeric — Of, or relating to an ectomere- any of the blastomeres from which the ectoderm forms.
- ectomorph — a person of the ectomorphic type.
10 letter words starting with ecto
- ectocornea — the outer layer of the cornea.
- ectodermal — Of or pertaining to the ectoderm.
- ectoenzyme — exoenzyme.
- ectogenous — growing outside the body of the host, as certain bacteria and other parasites.
- ectomorphs — Plural form of ectomorph.
11 letter words starting with ecto
- ectogenesis — development outside the body, as of an embryo in an artificial environment.
- ectomorphic — having a thin body build, roughly characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic ectoderm (contrasted with endomorphic, mesomorphic).
- ectopically — In an ectopic manner.
- ectoplasmic — Relating to, or having the properties or appearance of, ectoplasm.
- ectoplastic — ectoplasmic
12 letter words starting with ecto
- ectoparasite — an external parasite (opposed to endoparasite).
- ectosymbiont — (biology) A partner in a symbiotic relationship that remains on the surface of its host or occupies a body cavity.
13 letter words starting with ecto
- ectocommensal — Biology. (of an organism) living in a commensal relationship on the exterior of another organism.
- ectoparasites — Plural form of ectoparasite.
- ectoparasitic — Of or pertaining to ectoparasites.
- ectosymbionts — Plural form of ectosymbiont.
14 letter words starting with ecto
- ectocommensals — Plural form of ectocommensal.
16 letter words starting with ecto
- ectoparasiticide — Any pesticide designed to kill parasites that live on the exterior of a host.
17 letter words starting with ecto
- ectoparasiticides — Plural form of ectoparasiticide.
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