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anabiosis

[ an-uh-bahy-oh-sis ]

noun

  1. a bringing back to consciousness; reanimation after apparent death.


anabiosis

/ ˌænəbaɪˈɒtɪk; ˌænəbaɪˈəʊsɪs /

noun

  1. the ability to return to life after apparent death; suspended animation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • anabiotic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • an·a·bi·ot·ic [an-, uh, -bahy-, ot, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anabiosis1

1885–90; < New Latin < Greek anabíōsis a coming back to life, equivalent to anabiō-, variant stem of anabioûn to return to life ( ana-, bio- ) + -sis -sis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anabiosis1

C19: via New Latin from Greek, from anabioein to come back to life, from ana- + bios life
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Example Sentences

John Hunter, supported by his experiments on anabiosis, hoped to prolong the life of man indefinitely by alternate freezing and thawing; and the Veronese Colonel Aless.

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