Medical term:
cryptobiosis
cryptobiosis
(krĭp′tō-bī-ō′sĭs)n.
A dormant state induced by unfavorable environmental conditions such as high or low temperature, reduced oxygen, or drought, in which an organism's metabolic activity is reduced to an imperceptible level.
cryp′to·bi·ot′ic (-ŏt′ĭk) adj.
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