autotomy
The origin and history of autotomy.
Etymology
Autotomy is built from the prefix auto-, meaning self, joined to -tomy, meaning a cutting. The word followed the pattern of the earlier German Autotomie and French autotomie.
The origin and history of autotomy.
Autotomy is built from the prefix auto-, meaning self, joined to -tomy, meaning a cutting. The word followed the pattern of the earlier German Autotomie and French autotomie.
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