Parabiosis Definition

The union of two animals, naturally or experimentally, as by blood circulatory connections.

The temporary and reversible suspension of a vital life process.

The living together of two or more different species, as in mixed flocks of birds or in mixed colonies of ants.

(ecology) (ethology) A form of symbiosis, typically among ants, in which different species share common nest galleries but maintain distinct broods and do not practice mutualism other than incidentally.

(medicine) An alien form of life within an organism, commonly invasive, such as a growing cancer.