Stasis

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsteɪsɪs/

Origin

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek στάσις.

Full definition of stasis

Noun

1. (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.
2. Inactivity; a freezing, or state of motionlessness.His company was sized for growth, not stasis.

Synonyms

• (inactivity) stability, staticity

Antonyms

• (inactivity) movement, flux

Hyponyms

• (inactivity) equilibrium

Related terms

• static

Anagrams

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