— ecdysial /ek diz"ee euhl, -dizh"-, -dizh"euhl/ , adj.
/ek"deuh sis/ , n. , pl. ecdyses /-seez'/ .
the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc.
[ 1850-55; ékdysis a getting out, equiv. to ek- EC- + dý ( ein ) to enter + -sis -SIS ]