STASIS
Pronunciation: 'stA-s&s, 'sta-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural sta·ses
/'stA-"sEz, 'sta-/
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, act or condition of standing, stopping, from histasthai to stand -- more at [SIZE=-1]STAND[/SIZE]
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 : [SIZE=-1]STAGNATION[/SIZE] b : a state or period of stability during which little or no evolutionary change in a lineage occurs.....
Pronunciation: 'stA-s&s, 'sta-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural sta·ses
/'stA-"sEz, 'sta-/Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, act or condition of standing, stopping, from histasthai to stand -- more at [SIZE=-1]STAND[/SIZE]
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 : [SIZE=-1]STAGNATION[/SIZE] b : a state or period of stability during which little or no evolutionary change in a lineage occurs.....
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