par-abiosis

noun Biology.

experimental or natural union of two individuals with exchange of blood.

Physiology. the temporary loss of conductivity or excitability of a nerve cell.

Origin:
1905–10; para-¹ + -biosis

Related forms

par·a·bi·ot·ic

[par-uh-bahy-ot-ik, -bee-] , adjective

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parabiosis (ˌpærəbaɪˈəʊsɪs)

—n
1.	the natural union of two individuals, such as Siamese twins, so that they share a common circulation of the blood
2.	a similar union induced for experimental or therapeutic purposes

[C20: from para-¹ + Greek biōsis manner of life, from bios life]

parabiotic

—*adj*

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parabiosis par·a·bi·o·sis (pār'ə-bī-ō'sĭs)
n.

The fusion of whole eggs or embryos, as occurs in conjoined twins.
Surgical joining of the vascular systems of two organisms.

par'a·bi·ot'ic (-ŏt'ĭk) adj.

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