ectala.[See Ect-.] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer; -- opposed to ental.(B. G. Wilder.)n.[NL. See Ectasis.] (Med.) A dilatation of a hollow organ or of a canal.()n.[L., fr. Gr. ; 'ek out + to stretch.] (Pros.) The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.()