English

Noun

parabiosis ‎(plural parabioses)

1. (physiology) The (natural or surgical) union of parts of two organisms, especially in such a way as to cause them to share their vascular systems. Organisms so joined then are called parabionts.
   • "Stem Cell Bioengineering" Ed. B. Parekkadan et al.

     Parabiosis is the condition of more than one living organism joined ..., with ... circulatory fluids being exchanged among the parabionts.

2. The fusion of two embryos to form conjoined twins
   • "Stem Cell Bioengineering" Ed. B. Parekkadan et al.

     Conjoined identical twins... could be thought of as parabionts.

3. A transient physiological state of suspension of obvious vital activities such as to enable an organism to escape the notice of its enemies or to conserve its energy. ^[1]
4. (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.^[2]
5. (medicine) An alien form of life within an organism, commonly invasive, such as a growing cancer.
   • Walter Moxon.^[3]

     "…the fever sperm coming into ... the living frame ... is able to create a sort of other life or parabiosis within it ...".

References

1. ↑
2. ↑ Gordh, G & Headrick, D. H. A Dictionary of Entomology. CABI 2001. ISBN 978-0851992914
3. ↑ Guy's Hospital Reports 3rd series Vol XVIII 1873

Related terms

diapause

parabiont

parabiotic

thanatosis

Spanish

Noun

parabiosis f ‎(plural parabiosis)

1. parabiosis