ectiris

[Gr. ektos =outside, and Eng. iris.] Anat.: That part of the internal or posterior lining membrane of the cornea that lies in front of the iris, ěc-ta-sis, 8 [Gr. an extension; ekteinō = to stretch out: ek =out, and teinō -to stretch.] Rhet.: The lengthening of a syllable from short to long. ěc-thlip-sis, s. [Gr. ekthlipsis a squeezing out; ekthlibo to squeeze out: ek out, and thlibo to squeeze.] Lat. Pros.: The cutting off or elision of a final syllable of a word ending in m before a word beginning with a vowel.