dictionary help| ecthoreum | medical dictionary |
Origin: NL, fr. Gr. To leap out; out +, to leap, dart.
<zoology> The slender, hollow thread of a nettling cell or cnida. See Nettling cell.
Alternative forms: ecthoraeum.
(01 Mar 1998)
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