autotomy

n.

自割（当虾、蜥蜴等动物遭到攻击时脚、爪、尾等会自动脱落的反射作用）；

复数：autotomies

1. 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。

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Caudal autotomy as a defense
Autotomy following peripheral nerve lesions: experimental anaesthesia dolorosa.
Axotomy- and Autotomy-Induced Changes in the Excitability of Rat Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons
The costs of autotomy and regeneration in animals: a review and framework for future research
Functional morphology and evolution of tail autotomy in salamanders
Geckos: adaptive significance and energetics of tail autotomy.
Axotomy- and autotomy-induced changes in Ca2+ and K+ channel currents of rat dorsal root ganglion neurons.
The energetic costs of tail autotomy to reproduction in the lizard Coleonyx brevis (Sauria: Gekkonidae)
To cut a long tail short: a review of lizard caudal autotomy studies carried out over the last 20 years
Deafferentation and chronic pain in animais: An evaluation of evidence suggesting autotomy is related to pain