Ectad
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛk(ˌ)tæd/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Ectad is an adverb meaning (anatomy, obsolete) outward.
Meaning
(anatomy, obsolete) outward.
Example Sentences
Insertion was ectad of the rectus almost to the midventral line.
This is the cephalic and ventral ramus of the common trunk; it is ectad of the carotid artery and the facial vein, entad of the submaxillary gland, and upon the ectal surface of the masseter muscle.
Its cranial border is thickened and somewhat curled around the anterior fifth of the ilium and distad lies in the groove between the gluteus medius and the iliacus, continuing ectad of the proximal end of the vastus externus the cranial border of the biceps femoris to which it has a short semitendinous attachment distad and ectad of its insertion on the great trochanter.
Antonyms for ectad
Common opposites include entad.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include outward, entad, anteriad, thenad, tibiad, outwardly.
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