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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
autotomy
    n 1: spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the
         tail of a lizard or claw of a lobster) especially when the
         organism is injured or under attack

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
autotomy \autotomy\ n.
   1. spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the
      tail of a lizard or claw or a lobster) especially when the
      organism is injured or under attack.
      [WordNet 1.5]

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