Anabiosis Definition

ănə-bī-ōsĭs
noun
A state of suspended animation, esp. of desiccated tardigrades.
Webster's New World
A restoring to life from a deathlike condition; resuscitation.
American Heritage Medicine
A state of suspended animation, especially one in which certain aquatic invertebrates are able to survive long periods of drought.
American Heritage Medicine

(biology) A state of suspended animation, especially during extreme drought; the act of recovering from this state.

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Other Word Forms of Anabiosis

Noun

Singular:
anabiosis
Plural:
anabioses

Origin of Anabiosis

  • Greek anabiōsis from anabioun to return to life ana- ana- bioun to live (from bios life gwei- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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