Apolysis (ἀπόλυσις `discharge, lit. absolution`) is the separation of the cuticula from the epidermis in arthropods and related groups (Ecdysozoa). Since the cuticula of these animals is also the skeletal support of the body and is inelastic, it is shed during growth and a new covering of larger dimensions is formed. During this process.....
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Disintegration or detachment of (i) a gravid tapeworm segment or (ii) of the hypodermis from the old procuticle in arthropods prior to moulting.
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