STASIS Definition & Meaning

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stasis

[ stey-sis, stas-is ]

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noun

plural stases

the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces.
Pathology. stagnation in the flow of any of the fluids of the body, as of the blood in an inflamed area or the intestinal contents proximal to an obstruction.

stasis

/ ˈ��ٱ�ɪ��ɪ�� /

noun

pathol a stagnation in the normal flow of bodily fluids, such as the blood or urine
literature a state or condition in which there is no action or progress; static situation
dramatic stasis

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of stasis¹

1735–45; < Greek ��á�� state of standing, equivalent to sta- (stem of �󾱲��á�Բ�� to make stand; stand ) + -sis -sis

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of stasis¹

C18: via New Latin from Greek: a standing, from histanai to cause to stand; related to Latin �� to stand

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He is a virus entering a perfect, unchanging ecosystem, slowly working his way through the village until his influence has devoured every remaining shred of stasis.

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“It was about negotiating the push-pull between speed and stasis,” says Lund.

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This kind of stasis, not wanting to try new things and being scared of new things.

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He set out to destroy the logical underpinnings of the art form by transforming drama into a carnivalesque collage that discovered surprise not through suspense but through stasis.

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With these multigenerational scars, it should come as no surprise that many here have resigned themselves to a tragic stasis and a sense that what is broken will remain broken.

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