Associations to the word «Stasis»

Wiktionary

STASIS, noun. (pathology) A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due not to a lessening of the heart’s beat, but to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls.
STASIS, noun. Inactivity; a freezing, or state of motionlessness.

Dictionary definition

STASIS, noun. An abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped.
STASIS, noun. Inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces.

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