apolysis
1 of 2noun (1)
apo·ly·sis
äˈpȯlēˌsēs
: the prayer of dismissal used at the conclusion of a service in the Eastern Church
apolysis
2 of 2noun (2)
apol·y·sis
əˈpäləsə̇s
plural apolyses
-əˌsēz
: the shedding of ripe proglottids during life (as in most tapeworms) compare anapolysis
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Late Greek, from Greek, loosening, dismissal, from apolyein to loose from, release, dismiss (from apo- + lyein to loosen, free, destroy) + -sis
Noun (2)
New Latin, from apo- + -lysis