apodyso-, -apodys-; -dyso, -dys, -dysis; -ecdysi-

The absence of molting or a prolonged intermolt period.

A long period during the molting cycle of arthropods when there are no signs of either recovery from a molt or preparations for the next molt.

Excited sexually by the act or sight of disrobing.

1. The act of disrobing as an expression of exhibitionism.
2. The act or habit of mentally undressing a person or fantasizing about what that person looks like naked.

An undue eagerness to disrobe.

A condition in which ecdysis processes are going on continuously and one ecdysis cycle grades rapidly into another.

An incomplete or otherwise disordered shedding of the skin (ecdysis) by a reptile; such as, that which results during a malnutrition or an excessively dry or cold environment.

Insect structures that originate from the ectoderm of the ventrocaudal part of the head and serve as a source of ecdysone (family of steroid hormones found in insects, crustaceans and plants).

1. A morbid tendency to undress to produce sexual desire in others.
2. An abnormal tendency to take off one's clothes in order to cause unsatisfied arousal in an observer.
3. A compulsion to disrobe in order to provoke useless and unsatisfied erotic stimulation of the spectator or spectators.

1. A performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music.
2. A performer of striptease; a striptease artist.

1. A person who frequents strip joints or likes to watch women or men strip.
2. Someone who has a strong fondness of watching strippers or who is sexually aroused by watching people strip.

The love of or strong fondness for watching people strip.

1. The act of undressing as an expression of sexual exhibitionism which is identified by psychiatrists.
2. A morbid tendency to disrobe in order to provoke useless erotic stimulation in the opposite sex.
3. The act of shedding or molting the outer exoskeleton or cuticle.
5. The shedding of the outer layer of skin or of a shell.

This process is common in many species of animals; including crustaceans, snakes, and insects; not only during early development but also during the adult stages of life.

The act of disrobing, or undressing, as a means of expressing or inciting lustfulness.

1. An abnormal aversion for disrobing as in marital life.
2. The hatred of undressing in front of anyone.