[sta.sis] n, pl sta.ses [NL, fr. Gk, act or condition of standing, stopping, fr. histasthai to stand--more at stand] (1745) 1: a slowing or stoppage of the normal flow of a bodily fluid or semifluid: as a: slowing of the current of circulating blood b: reduced motility of the intestines with retention of feces
2: a state of static balance or equilibrium: stagnation