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8 words match “ECTO-”

ECTO- n.
See Ect-.
ECT-; ECTO- n.
A combining form signifying without, outside, external.
ERECTO-PATENT a. 2 definitions
Having a position intermediate between erect and patent, or spreading.
RECTO- n.
A combining form indicating connection with, or relation to, the rectum; as, recto-vesical.
RECTO-UTERINE a.
Of or pertaining to both the rectum and the uterus.
RECTO-VESICAL a.
Of or pertaining to both the rectum and the bladder.
FISTULA n.
nal cavity and another cavity or the surface; as, a salivary fistula; an anal fistula; a recto-vaginal fistula. Incomplete fistula (Med.), a fistula open at one end only.
METRIC a.
100, 1,000, and 10,000. The successive multiplies are designated by the prefixes, deca-, hecto-, kilo-, and myria-; successive parts by deci-, centi-, and milli-. The prefixes mega- and micro- are sometimes used to denote a multiple by one million, and the millionth part, respectively. See the words formed with these p…