ˈstāsə̇s -tas- noun
( plural stases -āˌsēz -aˌs-)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, condition of standing, standing still, stoppage, stature, condition, from stem of histanai to cause to stand + -sis — more at stand
1. : a slowing or stoppage of the normal flow of fluid or semifluid material in an organ or vessel in the body: as
a. : slowing of the current of circulating blood in arteries or veins
venous stasis
b. : reduced motility of the intestines with retention of feces
colon stasis
2. : an absence of circulatory convection currents in a mass of gas or liquid
3. : a state of static balance or equilibrium among opposing tendencies or forces : quiescence , stagnation
at a point of stasis artistically and spiritually … cannot develop any new creative activity — Harrison Smith
specifically : a state of stable and sometimes sterile equilibrium reached by a society : stagnancy
the essential danger of mass media … lies in their ability to inflate existing consent to the point of a dull unanimity and so to achieve social and economic stasis — J.T.Klapper