ecteron

English

Etymology

See ect-.

Noun

ecteron (uncountable)

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

Related terms

• ecteronic

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “ecteron”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• contree