anabiosis

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌænəbaɪˈəʊsɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(an′ə bī ō′sis)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
an•a•bi•o•sis  (an′ə bī ō′sis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a bringing back to consciousness; reanimation after apparent death.
  • Greek anabíōsis a coming back to life, equivalent. to anabiō-, variant stem of anabioûn to return to life (see ana-, bio-) + -sis -sis
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1885–90
an•a•bi•ot•ic  (an′ə bī ot′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
anabiosis / ˌænəbaɪˈəʊsɪs/
  1. the ability to return to life after apparent death; suspended animation
Etymology: 19th Century: via New Latin from Greek, from anabioein to come back to life, from ana- + bios lifeanabiotic / ˌænəbaɪˈɒtɪk/
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