stasis

[ stey-sis, stas-is ]

/ ˈsteɪ sɪs, ˈstæs ɪs /

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noun, plural sta·ses

[stey-seez, stas-eez]. /ˈsteɪ siz, ˈstæs iz/.

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.

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Origin of stasis

1735–45; <Greek stásis state of standing, equivalent to sta- (stem of histánai to make stand; see stand) + -sis-sis

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How to use stasis in a sentence

This corrupt bargain results in a decade-long stasis, with far-reaching implications.
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Netanyahu has guided Israel to unprecedented international isolation, income disparity, and diplomatic stasis.
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They all live in pure stasis, never growing old or really dying, in a place where nothing ever happens.
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As to the meat of these reports, what they show over the past six months is that we have entered a realm of stasis.
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The age of instant, ubiquitous information and exposure has created a feeling of prolonged stasis and impotence.
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Joyce says something of the sort very differently, he is full of technical scholastic terms: "stasis, kinesis," etc.
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That, perhaps, is one reason why we come to a period of stasis or retrogression when the time of classical activity is over.
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We may be sure, then, that the ideal of ecclesiasticism is not solely responsible for the scientific stasis of the dark age.
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Having thus distracted it from the presence of death, he sank back gratefully into a stasis of no-thought.
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British Dictionary definitions for stasis

stasis

/ (ˈsteɪsɪs) /

noun

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 situationdramatic stasis

Word Origin for stasis

C18: via New Latin from Greek: a standing, from histanai to cause to stand; related to Latin stāre to stand

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Medical definitions for stasis (1 of 2)

stasis

[ stā′sĭs, stăs′ĭs ]

n. pl. sta•ses (stā′sēz, stăs′ēz)

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

Medical definitions for stasis (2 of 2)

-stasis

suff.

Slowing; stoppage:cytostasis.

Stable state:homeostasis.

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