Definition of Autotomise

1. Verb. Cause a body part to undergo autotomy.

Exact synonyms: Autotomize
Generic synonyms: Cast, Cast Off, Drop, Shake Off, Shed, Throw, Throw Away, Throw Off
Derivative terms: Autotomy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Autotomise

autoteller
autotellers
autotemnous
autotest
autotests
autotetraploid
autotetraploids
autotetraploidy
autotheism
autotheistic
autotherapies
autotherapy
autothermic
autotomic
autotomies
autotomise (current term)
autotomize
autotomized
autotomizes
autotomizing
autotomous
autotomy
autotonsorialist
autotopagnosia
autotoxaemia
autotoxic
autotoxicities
autotoxicity
autotoxicosis
autotoxin

Literary usage of Autotomise

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Contributions from the Bermuda Biological Station for Research by Bermuda Biological Station for Research (1916)
"All the animals were kept under practically identical conditions, in aquaria with normal animals which did not autotomise. ..."

2. La genèse des instincts: étude expérimentale by Pierre Hachet-Souplet (1912)
"... grisea. par exemple. ce dernier aussitôt autotomise son moignon; on porte sur le nerf de son autre patte sauteuse une irritation électrique et il ..."

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