parabiosis

noun

para·​bi·​o·​sis ˌper-ə-(ˌ)bī-ˈō-səs 

-bē-,

ˌpa-rə-

1

: reversible suspension of obvious vital activities

2

: anatomical and physiological union of two organisms

parabiotic

ˌper-ə-(ˌ)bī-ˈä-tik 

-bē-

ˌpa-rə-

adjective

parabiotically

ˌper-ə-(ˌ)bī-ˈä-ti-k(ə-)lē 

-bē-

ˌpa-rə-

adverb

Examples of parabiosis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As a result of the procedure, which is known as heterochronic parabiosis, the biological age of the younger mice was increased after the surgery and restored following surgical detachment. —L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune Well, 21 Apr. 2023

After that paper, Rando turned back to parabiosis, and Chang began work on a cream to make skin look decades younger. —Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021

The rodent-conjoining technique, known as parabiosis, then fell out of favor for many years. —Elie Dolgin, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2021

Dystopian visions of blood farms aside, parabiosis and the promise of young blood have quite a ways to go. —Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2017

Word History

Etymology

para- entry 1 + -biosis (in sense 2 after German Parabiose)

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for parabiosis

• amyloidosis
• anaplasmosis
• anastomosis
• aponeurosis
• apotheosis
• aspergillosis
• blastomycosis
• coccidiosis
• cryptococcosis
• cysticercosis
• endocytosis
• exocytosis

Medical Definition

parabiosis

noun

para·​bi·​o·​sis ˌpar-ə-(ˌ)bī-ˈō-səs, -bē- 

plural parabioses -ˌsēz 

: the anatomical and physiological union of two organisms either natural (as in conjoined twins) or artificially produced

parabiotic

-ˈät-ik 

adjective

parabiotically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb