First Known Use: circa 1854
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ecdysis
noun ec·dy·sis \ˈek-də-səs\
plural ec·dy·ses \-də-ˌsēz\
Definition of ECDYSIS
: the act of molting or shedding an outer cuticular layer
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Origin of ECDYSIS
New Latin, from Greek ekdysis act of getting out, from ekdyein to strip, from ex- + dyein to enter, don
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ecdysis
noun ec·dy·sis \ˈek-də-səs\
plural ec·dy·ses \-də-ˌsēz\
Medical Definition of ECDYSIS
: the act of molting or shedding an outer cuticular layer (as in insects and crustaceans)
—ec·dys·ial \ek-ˈdiz-ē-əl, -ˈdizh-(ē-)əl\ adjective
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