"ectal" meaning in English

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ental"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ecto",
        "3": "al"
      },
      "expansion": "ecto- + -al",
      "name": "confix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ecto- + -al.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more ectal",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most ectal",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ectal (comparative more ectal, superlative most ectal)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with ecto-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -al",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "en:Anatomy",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "All topics",
            "Health",
            "Fundamental",
            "Body"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ectally"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1883, Burt Green Wilder, On the Brain of a Cat Lacking the Callosum, Preliminary Notics:",
          "text": "Note on the ectal (\"apparent”) origin of the N. trigeminus in the cat",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer."
      ],
      "id": "en-ectal-en-adj-gugN0iED",
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "surface",
          "surface"
        ],
        [
          "outer",
          "outer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛktəl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ectal"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ental"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ectally"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ecto",
        "3": "al"
      },
      "expansion": "ecto- + -al",
      "name": "confix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ecto- + -al.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more ectal",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most ectal",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ectal (comparative more ectal, superlative most ectal)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English 2-syllable words",
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms prefixed with ecto-",
        "English terms suffixed with -al",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "en:Anatomy"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1883, Burt Green Wilder, On the Brain of a Cat Lacking the Callosum, Preliminary Notics:",
          "text": "Note on the ectal (\"apparent”) origin of the N. trigeminus in the cat",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "surface",
          "surface"
        ],
        [
          "outer",
          "outer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛktəl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ectal"
}