spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw of a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack
双语例句
1. To cause the autotomy of.
使自切，自割，自截。
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2. Cause a body part to undergo autotomy.
让身体一部分自行分割。
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3. Phasmatodea is a group of insects with strong regeneration ability of leg autotomy.
目(竹节虫目)的昆虫具有很强的断肢再生能力。
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4. Furthermore, we observed autotomy phenomenon only appeared on ipsilateral hind foot in model group.
术后只有制模组于术侧后足出现自噬现象。
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5. Furthermore, we observed autotomy phenomenon only appeared on ipsilateral hind foot in model group.
术后只有制模组于术侧后足出现自噬现象。
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用作名词 (n.)
Based on the results, it was concluded that the shedding behavior in F. ficus is a autotomy. 以上结果显示，花球枇杷螺自割组织的断落，应属于一自割行为。
