parabiosis
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
adjective -bē-
ˌpa-rə-
parabiotically
ˌper-ə-(ˌ)bī-ˈä-ti-k(ə-)lē
adverb -bē-
ˌpa-rə-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In recent years, the parabiosis field has grown quarrelsome. 
Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 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 In short, their bodies and brains looked a lot like the old mice after parabiosis—but without the drawbacks of a blood buddy. The Economist, 12 Sep. 2019 Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley might have jumped the gun in selling the rejuvenating effects of parabiosis to their clients. The Economist, 12 Sep. 2019 The Science: Researchers conjoined the circulatory systems of young and old mice, a process called parabiosis. Gregory Barber, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2018 Three years ago, neuroscientist Tony Wyss-Coray’s lab at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, found that injections of the plasma portion of blood from young mice could achieve the same antiaging effects as parabiosis in old mice. Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 1 Nov. 2017 Amy Wagers, a professor of stem-cell and regenerative biology at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, was the first to discover in 2013 that parabiosis, fusing two individuals anatomically, could improve muscle, heart, and lung function in mice. Meaghen Brown, Marie Claire, 2 Oct. 2017 See More
Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 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 In short, their bodies and brains looked a lot like the old mice after parabiosis—but without the drawbacks of a blood buddy. The Economist, 12 Sep. 2019 Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley might have jumped the gun in selling the rejuvenating effects of parabiosis to their clients. The Economist, 12 Sep. 2019 The Science: Researchers conjoined the circulatory systems of young and old mice, a process called parabiosis. Gregory Barber, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2018 Three years ago, neuroscientist Tony Wyss-Coray’s lab at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, found that injections of the plasma portion of blood from young mice could achieve the same antiaging effects as parabiosis in old mice. Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 1 Nov. 2017 Amy Wagers, a professor of stem-cell and regenerative biology at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, was the first to discover in 2013 that parabiosis, fusing two individuals anatomically, could improve muscle, heart, and lung function in mice. Meaghen Brown, Marie Claire, 2 Oct. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
para- entry 1 + -biosis (in sense 2 after German Parabiose)
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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