-biosis
a combining form meaning “mode of life,” used in the formation of compound words:
aerobiosis; parabiosis.
-biosis
combining form
indicating a specified mode of life symbiosis
derived forms
-biotic, combining_form:in_adjective
word origin
new latin, from greek biōsis; see bio-, -osis
-biosis suff.
a way of living: parabiosis.
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a combining form meaning “having a given type or number of buds, cells, or cell layers,” or “undergoing a given type of development,” as specified by the initial element: holoblastic. -blastic suff. having a specified number or kind of formative elements such as buds, germs, cells, or cell layers: epiblastic.
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