| 单词 | autotomy |
| 释义 | autotomy[ aw-tot-uh-mee ] / ɔˈtɒt ə mi / noun, plural au·tot·o·mies.Zoology.
the performance of surgery upon oneself. Origin of autotomyFirst recorded in 1895–1900; auto-1 + -tomy OTHER WORDS FROM autotomyau·to·tom·ic [aw-tuh-tom-ik], /ˌɔ təˈtɒm ɪk/, au·tot·o·mous, adjectiveWords nearby autotomyautostrada, autosuggestion, autotelic, autotimer, autotomize, autotomy, autotopagnosia, autotoxaemia, autotoxemia, autotoxicosis, autotoxin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for autotomy
British Dictionary definitions for autotomyautotomy / (ɔːˈtɒtəmɪ) / noun plural -miesthe casting off by an animal of a part of its body, to facilitate escape when attacked Derived forms of autotomyautotomic (ˌɔːtəˈtɒmɪk), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for autotomyautotomy [ ô-tŏt′ə-mē ] n.The spontaneous casting off of a body part, especially of an invertebrate, when injured or under attack. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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