noun🔗ShareA slackening or arrest of the blood current, due not to a lessening of the heart’s beat, but to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls."The doctor examined the bruise and explained that the dark discoloration was caused by stasis, a slowing of blood flow in the tiny vessels beneath the skin. "medicinephysiologydiseasebiologyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInactivity; a freezing, or state of motionlessness."His company was sized for growth, not stasis."stateconditionmedicinebiologyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA technology allowing something to be artificially frozen in time, so that it does not age or change."The scientist hoped that putting the damaged tissue into stasis would give them time to develop a cure. "technologysciencetimestoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of the sections of a cathisma or portion of the psalter."During the long Orthodox service, the cantor announced, "We will now pause for the small litany after the first stasis," indicating a break after a section of the Psalms. "religionliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
