STASIS


Meaning of STASIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstā-səs, ˈsta- ]

noun

( plural sta·ses ˈstā-ˌsēz, ˈsta-)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, act or condition of standing, stopping, from histasthai to stand — more at stand

Date: 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. : a state of static balance or equilibrium : stagnation

b. : a state or period of stability during which little or no evolutionary change in a lineage occurs

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.