apolysis

apolysis
The separation of the cuticula from the epidermis in arthropods and related groups.

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  • Apolysis — • The dismissal blessing said by the Greek priest at the end of the Mass, Matins, or Vespers Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Apolysis     Apolysis      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Apolysis — is the separation of the cuticula from the epidermis in arthropods and related groups (Ecdysozoa). Since the cuticula of these animals is also the skeletal support of the body and is inelastic, it is shed during growth and a new covering of… …   Wikipedia

  • Apolysis — (gr., Kirchw.), so v.w. Missa …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • APOLYSIS — Graece Α᾿πόλυσις, in Ecclesia Graeca, dimissio coetus, idem quod sequiori aevô, in Latina vox Missa, i. e. missio. Hinc quod Ioannes Vitâ Epiphanii, vocat Α᾿πόλυσιν τῆς Εκκλησίας, Cassianus de Caenob. Instit. l. 3. c. 7. appellat Missam… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Apolysis — Apo|ly|sis die; <aus gr. apólysis »Lossprechung«> Entlassung der Gemeinde in der griech. orthodoxen Kirche nach dem Gottesdienst …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • apolysis — n. [Gr. apo, away; lysis, loosen] 1. (ARTHROPODA) The first process of molting, characterized by the detachment of the old cuticle from the underlying hypodermal (epidermal) cells; see ecdysis. 2. (PLATYHELMINTHES: Cestoda) The detachment of a… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • apolysis — …   Useful english dictionary

  • larval-pupal apolysis — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, the interim before the cryptocephalic pupa; see pupal adult apolysis …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • pupal-adult apolysis — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, the interim between phanerocephalic pupa and pharate adult …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • Ecdysis — For other uses, see Ecdysis (disambiguation). Series of pictures showing the progression of ecdysis in Callinectes sapidus, the blue crab Ecdysis (from Ancient Greek: ἐκδύω – ekduo – to take off, strip off …   Wikipedia

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