1. the anatomical joining of two organisms so that they share a common circulatory system
Usage: medical; biological

Examples

• The researchers used parabiosis to study how blood factors affect aging in mice.
• Parabiosis experiments revealed that young blood could rejuvenate older tissue.
• The surgical procedure created parabiosis between the two laboratory animals.
• Scientists employed parabiosis to investigate shared metabolic processes.
• The parabiosis model allowed researchers to examine cross-circulation effects.
• Through parabiosis, the team studied how hormones transfer between organisms.