Look up: stasis

1. stasis
   A period of little or no discernible change in a lineage.
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2. stasis
   [n] - an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped 2. [n] - inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces
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3. Stasis
   Static, atonic, unable to resolve or initiate change, resulting in lymphatic and venous stasis, congestion or stagnation...such as an intestinal blockage.
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4. Stasis
   Stasis: Stasis refers to a stoppage or slowdown in the flow of blood (or other body fluid such as lymph). A stasis ulcer is an ulcer (a crater) that develops in an area in which the circulation is sluggish and the venous return (the return of venous blood toward the heart) is poor. A common location...
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5. stasis
   slowing down or near-arrest of the circulation, especially of venous blood and lymph; Can also refer to intestinal paresis Category: Management in the public and private sector • the slowing down or stoppage of the flowing of any fluid Category: Medicine
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6. Stasis
   Sta'sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... 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. ...
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7. stasis
   A word termination indicating the maintenance of (or maintaining) a constant level, preventing increase or multiplication. ... Origin: Gr. = a standing still ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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8. stasis
   noun inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces
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9. stasis
   (sta´sis) a stoppage or diminution of flow, as of blood or other fluid in a tubular bodily structure. venous stasis slowing or complete stopping of blood flow in veins, such as with venous insufficiency; see also stasis ulcer. Called also phlebostasis and venostasis.
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10. Stasis
    • (n.) 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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11. stasis
    (Gr. 'a standing still') a word termination indicating the maintenance of (or maintaining) a constant level; preventing increase or multiplication.
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12. Stasis
    Stasis is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `Standing` Stasio,Stasis The name Stasis doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Stasis seems to be unique!
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13. stasis
    Type: Term Pronunciation: stā′sis, stas′is; -ēz Definitions: 1. Stagnation of the blood or other fluids.
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14. Stasis
    civil strife; civil war.
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15. Stasis
    (fiction) `Stasis` (), or `hypersleep`, is a science fiction concept akin to suspended animation. Whereas suspended animation usually refers to a greatly reduced state of life processes, stasis implies a complete cessation of these processes, which can be easily restarted or restart spontaneo...
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16. Stasis
    (medicine) In medicine, `stasis` is the state in which the normal flow of a body liquid stops, for example the flow of blood through vessels or of intestinal contents through the digestive tract. `Gastric stasis` refers to the retention of fluid in the stomach. It is a side effect of some dru...
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17. Stasis
    (political history) `Stasis` is a term in Greek political history. It refers to the constant feuds between aristocrats in archaic Greece, struggling about who is the best (aristos is Greek for "the best") both in terms of prestige and property. It led to various Civil wars an...
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18. Stasis
    (EU project) STASIS (Software for Ambient Semantic Interoperable Services) is a research and development project funded under the European Commission`s Sixth Framework Programme. The project began in 2006 and was completed in November 2009. Follows is the details of the projects aspirations a...
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19. Stasis
    (The Outer Limits) "`Stasis`" is an episode from the sixth season of The Outer Limits. It originally aired on 14 April 2000. Synopsis: In a future world of scarce resources the world government regulates the population into two working classes (Alphas and Betas) in order to m...
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