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a combining form meaning “mode of life,” used in the formation of compound words: aerobiosis; parabiosis.
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British Dictionary definitions for -biosis
-biosis
n combining form
indicating a specified mode of lifesymbiosis
Derived forms of -biosis
-biotic, adj combining formWord Origin for -biosis
New Latin, from Greek biōsis; see bio-, -osis
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Medical definitions for -biosis
-biosis
suff.
A way of living:parabiosis.
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