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-stat

 
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a combining form used in the names of devices that stabilize or make constant what is specified by the initial element: thermostat; rheostat.
Origin:
< Gk -statēs, equiv. to sta- (s. of histánai to make stand; see stand ) + -tēs agent n. suffix
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-stat  
suff.  

  1. Something that stabilizes: rheostat.

  2. A device for reflecting something specified in a constant direction: heliostat.

  3. Something that inhibits: fungistat.


[New Latin -stata, from Greek -statēs, one that causes to stand, or statos, standing; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
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-stat suff.

  1. Something that stabilizes: barostat.

  2. Something that inhibits: hemostat.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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