autotomise (verb)

1. During World War II, soldiers with severe injuries often had to undergo autotomise of limbs in order to survive in harsh conditions.

2. Why did the lizard become a magician? Because it could autotomise its tail and make it disappear!

3. In some religious rituals, individuals may choose to autotomise a body part as a form of sacrifice or devotion.

4. According to Greek mythology, the goddess Artemis could autotomise her limbs and then regrow them at will.