Lexic.us

Definition of Stasis

1. Noun. An abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped.

2. Noun. Inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces.

Definition of Stasis

1. n. A slackening or arrest of the blood current in the vessels, due not to a lessening of the heart's beat, but presumably to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls. It is one of the phenomena observed in the capillaries in inflammation.

Definition of Stasis

1. 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. ¹

2. Noun. Inactivity; a freezing, or state of motionlessness. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stasis

1. a stoppage of the normal flow of bodily fluids [n STASES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stasis

stases stash stash away stash house stashable stashed stasher stashers stashes stashie

stashies stashing stashy stasima stasimon stasis (current term) stat stat dec stat mi statable

statal statant statant(ip) statarianly statary statcoulomb

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