Cryptobiosis Definition
krĭptō-bī-ōsĭs
noun
Webster's New World
A dormant state induced by unfavorable environmental conditions such as high or low temperature, reduced oxygen, or drought, in which an organism's metabolic activity is reduced to an imperceptible level.
American Heritage Medicine
Origin of Cryptobiosis
crypto- + -biosis
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