stasis

1. 1.

   an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped

   Broaderpathology
2. 2.

   inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces

   Broaderinaction

Other forms of stasis

plural

stasises·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about stasis

What does stasis mean?

stasis means "an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in stasis?

stasis has 2 syllables: sta-sis. The stress falls on "sta".

Is stasis a common word?

stasis is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.