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sta⋅sis

  [stey-sis, stas-is]
–noun, plural sta⋅ses  [stey-seez, stas-eez] .
1. the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces.
2. Pathology. stagnation in the flow of any of the fluids of the body, as of the blood in an inflamed area or the intestinal contents proximal to an obstruction.
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Origin:
1735–45; < Gk stásis state of standing, equiv. to sta- (s. of histánai to make stand; see stand ) + -sis -sis
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sta·sis   (stā'sĭs, stās'ĭs)   
n.   pl. sta·ses (stā'sēz, stās'ēz)

  1. A condition of balance among various forces; motionlessness: "Language is a primary element of culture, and stasis in the arts is tantamount to death" (Charles Marsh).

  2. Pathology Stoppage of the normal flow of a body substance, as of blood through an artery or of intestinal contents through the bowels.


[Greek, stationariness; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

stasis 
1745, from Medical L., from Gk. stasis "a standing still," related to statos "placed," verbal adj. of histemi "cause to stand," from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sta·sis
Pronunciation: 'stA-s&s, 'stas-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sta·ses /'stA-"sEz,'stas-"Ez/
: a slowing or stoppage of the normal flow of a bodily fluid or semifluid stasis>: as a : slowing of the current of circulatingblood b : reduced motility of the intestines with retention of feces
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stasis sta·sis (stā'sĭs, stās'ĭs)
n. pl. sta·ses (stā'sēz, stās'ēz)
Stoppage of the normal flow of a body substance, as of blood through an artery or of intestinal contents through the bowels.

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