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anabiosis

  (ăn'ə-bī-ō'sĭs) pronunciation
n.
  1. A restoring to life from a deathlike condition; resuscitation.
  2. A state of suspended animation, especially one in which certain aquatic invertebrates are able to survive long periods of drought.

[Greek anabiōsis, from anabioun, to return to life : ana-, ana- + bioun, to live (from bios, life).]

anabiotic an'a·bi·ot'ic (-ŏt'ĭk) adj.
 
 
Medical Dictionary: an·a·bi·o·sis
(ăn'ə-bī-ō'sĭs)
n.

A restoring to life from a deathlike condition; resuscitation.

 
Veterinary Dictionary: anabiosis

Restoration of life processes after their apparent cessation.

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns

 
 

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