Difference between revisions of "apolysis"
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|etymology=Greek <i>apo</i>, away; <i>lysis</i>, loosen | |etymology=Greek <i>apo</i>, away; <i>lysis</i>, loosen | ||
| − | |definition=1. ([[Arthropoda]]) The first process of molting, characterized by the detachment of the old cuticle from the underlying hypodermal (epidermal) cells | + | |definition=1. ([[Arthropoda]]) The first [[process]] of molting, characterized by the detachment of the old [[cuticle]] from the underlying [[hypodermal]] ([[epidermal]]) cells |
| − | |see also=[[ecdysis]]. 2. ([[Platyhelminthes]]: Cestoda) The detachment of a gravid proglottid in tapeworms. | + | |see also=[[ecdysis]]. 2. ([[Platyhelminthes]]: [[Cestoda]]) The detachment of a [[gravid]] [[proglottid]] in tapeworms. |
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Latest revision as of 23:39, 13 September 2013
apolysis (noun; Greek apo, away; lysis, loosen): 1. (Arthropoda) The first process of molting, characterized by the detachment of the old cuticle from the underlying hypodermal (epidermal) cellsSee also: ecdysis. 2. (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda) The detachment of a gravid proglottid in tapeworms.
