About The Word Stasis
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Stasis
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What's The Definition Of Stasis?
[n] inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces
[n] an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped Synonyms | Synonyms for Stasis: Related Terms | Find terms related to Stasis: See Also | inaction | inactiveness | inactivity | pathology Stasis In Webster's Dictionary \Sta"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a standing still.]
(Physiol.)
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.
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