parabiosis

Noun

 * 1)  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.
 * 2) * 2017 Cosima in "Manacled Slim Wrists", Orphan Black
 * Mud, parabiosis means that he is processing young blood and transfusing it.
 * 1) The fusion of two embryos to form conjoined twins
 * 2) 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.
 * 3)  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.
 * 4)  An alien form of life within an organism, commonly invasive, such as a growing cancer.
 * 5) * 1873, Walter Moxon, Guy's Hospital Reports, 3rd series, Vol XVIII
 * …the fever sperm coming into ... the living frame ... is able to create a sort of other life or parabiosis within it ....
 * 1) * 1873, Walter Moxon, Guy's Hospital Reports, 3rd series, Vol XVIII
 * …the fever sperm coming into ... the living frame ... is able to create a sort of other life or parabiosis within it ....

Related terms

 * diapause
 * parabiont
 * parabiotic
 * thanatosis

Etymology
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