Etymology

ectodomain

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Today it means: The portion of a polypeptide on a cell membrane that extends beyond the membrane into the extracellular space. Full definition →

English domain ← Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós)
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  1. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  2. Ancient Greekἐντός (entós)
  3. Ancient Greekἐκτός (ektós)
  4. Englishecto-
  5. Englishdomain
  6. English todayectodomain

From ecto- + domain.

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