parabiotic
ə noun Biology.
1.
experimental or natural union of two individuals with exchange of blood.
2.
Physiology. the temporary loss of conductivity or excitability of a nerve cell.
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parabiosis (ˌpærəbaɪˈəʊsɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 |
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| parabiotic | |
| —adj | |
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| 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 | |
| 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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