parabiosis

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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

parabiotic

2 of 2

adjective

para·​biotic "+ 

: of, relating to, or marked by parabiosis

parabiotic twins

parabiotically

"+ 

adverb

Examples of parabiosis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

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

Noun

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

First Known Use

Noun

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for parabiosis

• acanthosis
• acidosis
• alkalosis
• amaurosis
• ankylosis
• asbestosis
• brucellosis
• cyanosis
• dermatosis
• diagnosis
• ecchymosis
• exostosis

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