stasis
the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces.
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.
Origin of stasis
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How to use stasis in a sentence
This corrupt bargain results in a decade-long stasis, with far-reaching implications.
Hate Hyper-Partisanship? Support Redistricting Reform Now | John Avlon | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNetanyahu has guided Israel to unprecedented international isolation, income disparity, and diplomatic stasis.
They all live in pure stasis, never growing old or really dying, in a place where nothing ever happens.
The Innate Conservatism of Comics: ‘Marvel Comics: The Untold Story’ by Sean Howe | Tim Marchman | October 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAs to the meat of these reports, what they show over the past six months is that we have entered a realm of stasis.
The age of instant, ubiquitous information and exposure has created a feeling of prolonged stasis and impotence.
From the JetBlue Pilot to Robert Bales, Cultural Road Rage Is Everywhere | Lee Siegel | March 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Joyce says something of the sort very differently, he is full of technical scholastic terms: "stasis, kinesis," etc.
Instigations | Ezra PoundThat, perhaps, is one reason why we come to a period of stasis or retrogression when the time of classical activity is over.
A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5) | Henry Smith WilliamsWe may be sure, then, that the ideal of ecclesiasticism is not solely responsible for the scientific stasis of the dark age.
A History of Science, Volume 2(of 5) | Henry Smith WilliamsHaving thus distracted it from the presence of death, he sank back gratefully into a stasis of no-thought.
The Short Life | Francis DonovanThe action of Veracolate is to bring about a profuse flow of healthy bile which prevents bile stasis.
British Dictionary definitions for stasis
/ (ˈsteɪsɪs) /
pathol a stagnation in the normal flow of bodily fluids, such as the blood or urine
literature a state or condition in which there is no action or progress; static situation: dramatic stasis
Origin of stasis
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