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parabiosis definition

para·bio·sis (-bī ō′sis)

noun

  1. the union of two animals, naturally or experimentally, as by blood circulatory connections
  2. the temporary and reversible suspension of a vital life process
  3. the living together of two or more different species, as in mixed flocks of birds or in mixed colonies of ants

Etymology: para- + -biosis

Related Forms:

  • parabiotic par′a·bi·ot′ic (-ät′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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