apolysis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπόλυσις (apólusis, “discharge; literally, absolution”).

Noun

apolysis

  1. (biology) The separation of the cuticula from the epidermis in arthropods and related groups.
  2. (religion) A prayer of dismissal at the end of an Eastern Orthodox service

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