cryptobiosis
1. [ noun ] (biology) a state in which an animal's metabolic activities come to a reversible standstill
Related terms: physiological_state
Similar spelling:   cryptococcosis
  cryptobiotic
  cryptorchidism
  cryptorchism
  cryptologist
  cryptogamous
  Cryptotis
  Cryptomeria
  cryptologic
  cryptogamic
  Cryptogamia
  crepitation
  Cryptobranchus
  cryptorchidy
  cryptanalysis