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stasis

Main Entry:: sta·sis
Pronunciation:: \ˈstā-səs, ˈsta-\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural sta·ses \ˈstā-ˌsēz, ˈsta-\
Etymology:: New Latin, from Greek, act or condition of standing, stopping, from histasthai to stand — more at stand
Date:: 1745

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 : stagnation b: a state or period of stability during which little or no evolutionary change in a lineage occurs

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