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Meaning of "autotomy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AUTOTOMY

autotomy  [ɔːˈtɒtəmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AUTOTOMY

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Autotomy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AUTOTOMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

autotomy

Autotomy

Autotomy or self amputation is the behaviour whereby an animal sheds or discards one or more of its own appendages, usually as a self-defense mechanism to elude a predator's grasp or to distract the predator and thereby allow escape. The lost body part may be regenerated later.

Definition of autotomy in the English dictionary

The definition of autotomy in the dictionary is the casting off by an animal of a part of its body, to facilitate escape when attacked.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AUTOTOMY


amniotomy
ˌæmnɪˈɒtəmɪ
cholecystotomy
ˌkəʊlɪsɪˈstɒtəmɪ
costotomy
kɒˈstɒtəmɪ
craniotomy
ˌkreɪnɪˈɒtəmɪ
cystotomy
sɪˈstɒtəmɪ
dichotomy
daɪˈkɒtəmɪ
episiotomy
əˌpiːzɪˈɒtəmɪ
keratotomy
ˌkɛrəˈtɒtəmɪ
laparotomy
ˌlæpəˈrɒtəmɪ
lithotomy
lɪˈθɒtəmɪ
lobotomy
ləʊˈbɒtəmɪ
myringotomy
ˌmɪrɪŋˈɡɒtəmɪ
osteotomy
ˌɒstɪˈɒtəmɪ
phlebotomy
flɪˈbɒtəmɪ
phytotomy
faɪˈtɒtəmɪ
rhizotomy
raɪˈzɒtəmɪ
tenotomy
təˈnɒtəmɪ
thoracotomy
ˌθɔːrəˈkɒtəmɪ
tracheotomy
ˌtrækɪˈɒtəmɪ
vagotomy
væˈɡɒtəmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AUTOTOMY

autoteller
autotetraploidy
autotheism
autotheist
autotimer
autotomic
autotomies
autotomise
autotomize
autotomous
autotoxaemia
autotoxemia
autotoxic
autotoxin
autotransformer
autotransfusion
autotroph
autotrophic
autotrophically
autotrophy

WORDS THAT END LIKE AUTOTOMY

anatomy
arteriotomy
cephalotomy
cordotomy
enterotomy
gastrotomy
hysterotomy
iridotomy
leucotomy
microtomy
neurotomy
oncotomy
ovariotomy
rachiotomy
radial keratotomy
scotomy
symphyseotomy
symphysiotomy
syringotomy
trichotomy
varicotomy

Synonyms and antonyms of autotomy in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «autotomy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AUTOTOMY

Find out the translation of autotomy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of autotomy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «autotomy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自残
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autotomy
570 millions of speakers

English

autotomy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

autotomy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انشطار ذاتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аутотомии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

autotomy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

autotomy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

autotomie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Autotomi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Autotomie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自切
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

autotomy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Autotomi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lệ tự động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தற்பிரிவுள்ள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑटोटॉमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

autotomy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

autotomy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

autotomy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

аутотоміі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

autotomie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτοτομία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

autotomy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

autotomy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

autotomy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of autotomy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AUTOTOMY»

The term «autotomy» is normally little used and occupies the 137.256 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AUTOTOMY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about autotomy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUTOTOMY»

Discover the use of autotomy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to autotomy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Echinodermata
The sudden breakdown of the autotomy tissues during evisceration involves a change in the connective tissue matrix, as occurs in arm autotomy in ophiuroids and crinoids (Wilkie 1979; Holland & Grimmer 1981a). During autotomy the fibrillar ...
Brendan F. Keegan, Brendan D.S. O'Connor, 1985
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Phylogenetic Relationships of the Lizard Families: Essays ...
(1) Xenosaurus lacks autotomy septa, but with the addition of data on Shini- saurus (Hecht and Costelli, 1969), xenosaurs are considered to exhibit the condition in which the autotomy septa pass through a single pair of transverse processes.
Richard Estes, Gregory K. Pregill, 1988
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Lizard Social Behavior
The possibility that the effects of autotomy on dominance, ability to maintain territories, and aggressiveness may vary among species with aspects of natural history suggests some avenues for research. Potentially important factors include the ...
Stanley F. Fox, J. Kelly McCoy, Troy A. Baird, 2003
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Echinoderms in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 13th ...
1.4 Arm loss and autotomy Arm autotomy as an escape response from predators has been suggested since the late 19th century (Cuenot 1891), Emson and Wilkie (1980) and Wilkie (2001) have maintained the restricted definition of autotomy ...
Craig Johnson, 2012
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Echinoderms
l INTRODUCTION Autotomy of the disc occurs in members of five families of brittlestar (Emson & Wil- kie l980). In Ophiophragmus filograneus, the detached disc includes the oral inter- radial and aboral regions of the disc integument, stomach, ...
John M. Lawrence, 1982
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Phantom Pain
autotomy model: Devor and Raber (1990) developed two lines of rats by interbreeding those that exhibited high levels of autotomy and interbreeding those that showed low levels of autotomy. Offspring had their sciatic and saphenous nerves ...
Richard A. Sherman, Marshall Devor, Kim Heermann-Do, 1997
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Neural Integration and Behavior
D.C. Sandeman. Autotomy A. McVEAN VI. VII. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 The Incidence and Consequences of Autotomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 A. The Natural Incidence of Autotomy .
D.C. Sandeman, 1982
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Epigenetic Principles of Evolution
Nelson Çabej. Autotomy membrane (double membrane) Autotomy membrance A2 Epidermal cells Coxa Autotomy Severed nerve Releases FGF-2 Attracts blastocytes, granulocytes, epidermal cells Pedal nerve () Mitosis in epidermis Cuticle ...
Nelson Çabej, 2012
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Echinoderms 2000: Proceedings of the 10th International ...
Clearly, these types of studies require an accurate assessment of the frequency of autotomy events. Events that are not observed directly can still be reliably identified because autotomized arms may be missing, smaller, or of a different color ...
M. F. Barker, 2001
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Echinoderm Research 1995
Experiments on isolated preparations showed that autotomy is mediated by a specific non- cholinergic neural pathway, and that the autotomy-promoting factor present in body fluids from scalded or autotomising starfish is either a paracrinc ...
Roland Emson, Andrew Smith, Andrew Campbell, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUTOTOMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term autotomy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rare "Sea Serpent" Oarfish Found on California Island
The animals are able to pop them off in a process known as autotomy. It's similar to the way certain lizards can amputate their own tails when ... «National Geographic, Jun 15»
2
'Weird' deep sea creature washes up in Dunedin
... which said all specimens larger than 1.5m have shortened their bodies, often several times, by autotomy, the process of "self-amputation". «Waikato Times, Apr 15»
3
The extraordinary evolution of our most embarrassing organ
... of scorpions, for example, will occasionally break off their tails in order to escape an attack by a potential predator, a process called autotomy. «BBC News, Mar 15»
4
Art Hounds: Black Label Movement takes the stage
Titled "Autotomy," the works revolve around the act of self-amputation, which in the animal world is seen as a biological defense mechanism. «Minnesota Public Radio News, Mar 15»
5
Predators and isolation shape the evolution of 'island tameness …
Tail-shedding, also know as tail autotomy, is a common but energetically costly anti-predator defense among lizards, who jettison the wriggling ... «University of Michigan News, Dec 14»
6
Common lizards in Florida gardens
... or to throw off a predator that may just follow the wiggling, disembodied tail while the anole escapes. This ability is called autotomy. lRelated ... «Sun Sentinel, Nov 14»
7
Fairchild's tropical garden column: Get to know your friendly …
This ability is called autotomy. Anolis sagrei, the common brown anole, is everywhere — and it's comfortable in trees or on the ground. «MiamiHerald.com, Nov 14»
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Zoologger: My lizard persona depends on my neighbours
Called autotomy, this is usually a last-ditch attempt to escape a predator's grasp, or at least distract them with the writhing, wriggling remnant. «New Scientist, Oct 14»
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Aceh's strict new Sharia law applies to non-Muslims
The director general of regional autotomy at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Djohermansyah Djohan, previously said his department could shoot ... «Rappler, Sep 14»
10
Indonesian Aceh proposes 100 lashes for gay sex
But the director general of regional autotomy at the ministry of home affairs, Djohermansyah Djohan, said earlier that his department could ... «Ahram Online, Sep 14»

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