-biosis

noun combining form

plural -bioses

Definition of -BIOSIS

: mode of life <parabiosis>

New Latin, from Greek biōsis, from bioun to live, from bios life — more at quick

Medical Dictionary

noun combining form -bi·o·sis \(ˌ)bī-ˈō-səs, bē-\

plural -bi·o·ses \-ˌsēz\

: mode of life <parabiosis> <symbiosis>

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