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Stasis(medicine)
stasis(dictionary)
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venous stasis(medicine)
stasis ulcer(medicine)
stasis eczema(medicine)
stasis dermatitis(medicine)
stasis cirrhosis(medicine)

stasis (iou)



stasis noun. . M18.
[mod. Latin from Greek, lit. 'standing, stoppage; party, faction', from sta- base of histanai STAND verb.]
Medicine. A stagnation or stoppage of flow due usu. to obstruction, as of the blood or lymph, or of the intestinal contents. M18.
gen. Inactivity; stagnation; a state of equilibrium. E20.
Times Literary Supplement We see him in the moment of stasis before action.
Psychoanalysis. The presence of high energy or excitement in the libido caused esp. by repression and thought to produce neurosis. M20.
Party faction, civil strife. M20.