ECTROPIUM
Ec*tro"pi*um, n. Etym: [NL.] (Med.)
Defn: Same as Ectropion.
ECTROTIC
Ec*trot"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Having a tendency to prevent the development of anything, especially of a disease.
ECTYPAL
Ec"ty*pal, a. Etym: [L. ectypus worked in high relief, Gr. Type.]
Defn: Copied, reproduced as a molding or cast, in contradistinction from the original model.
ECTYPE
Ec"type, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ectype. See Ectypal.]
1. (Classical Archæol.) (a) A copy, as in pottery, of an artist's original work. Hence: (b) A work sculptured in relief, as a cameo, or in bas-relief (in this sense used loosely).
2. A copy from an original; a type of something that has previously
existed.
Some regarded him [Klopstock] as an ectype of the ancient prophets.
Eng. Cyc. .
ECTYPOGRAPHY
Ec`ty*pog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Ectype + -graphy.]