apolysis
Meanings
noun
- The separation of the cuticula from the epidermis in arthropods and related groups.
- A prayer of dismissal at the end of an Eastern Orthodox service
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀπόλυσις (apólusis, “discharge; literally, absolution”).
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