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单词 parabiosis
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Definition of parabiosis in English:

parabiosis

noun ˌparəbʌɪˈəʊsɪsˌpɛrəbaɪˈoʊsəs
mass nounBiology
  • The anatomical joining of two individuals, especially artificially in physiological research.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In this study, we demonstrated by parabiosis that type I alveolar epithelial cells and lung fibroblasts as well as interstitial monocytes/macrophages could be derived from circulating slem/progenitor cells.
    • Mortality from the procedure was nil, and the health of animals after parabiosis was excellent, as is commonly observed.
    • The effects of x-irradiation on bone growth were studied in pairs of rats during protracted parabiosis involving vascular anastomosis.

Derivatives

  • parabiotic

  • adjective ˌparəbʌɪəʊˈɒtɪkɪs
    Biology
    • Culture of lung fibroblasts from wild-type mice of parabiotic pairs confirmed that 5 to 20% of lung fibreblasts could be derived from circulating blood, although such cells could not be cultured directly from blood.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In cancer, humoral factors elaborated by the tumor appear to be involved, because cachexia can be transferred from cancer-bearing to noncancer-bearing animals in parabiotic experiments.
      • The wild-type mice in parabiotic pairs that were given irradiation after vascular communication also maintained a common circulation (approximately 60% green ceils in blood) when assessed 2 weeks after irradiation.
      • The use of parabiotic animals provides a continuous source of donor-derived cells in the circulation and, therefore, may be crucial in providing fibroblast precursors.
      • Abe and coworkers generated parabiotic mice by joining green fluorescent protein transgenic mice and wild-type littermates.

Origin

Early 20th century: modern Latin, from para-1 'beside, distinct from' + Greek biōsis 'mode of life' (from bios 'life').

 
 

Definition of parabiosis in US English:

parabiosis

nounˌpɛrəbaɪˈoʊsəsˌperəbīˈōsəs
Biology
  • The anatomical joining of two individuals, especially artificially in physiological research.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The effects of x-irradiation on bone growth were studied in pairs of rats during protracted parabiosis involving vascular anastomosis.
    • In this study, we demonstrated by parabiosis that type I alveolar epithelial cells and lung fibroblasts as well as interstitial monocytes/macrophages could be derived from circulating slem/progenitor cells.
    • Mortality from the procedure was nil, and the health of animals after parabiosis was excellent, as is commonly observed.

Origin

Early 20th century: modern Latin, from para- ‘beside, distinct from’ + Greek biōsis ‘mode of life’ (from bios ‘life’).

 
 
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