Stasis
English Meaning
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.
- A condition of balance among various forces; motionlessness: "Language is a primary element of culture, and stasis in the arts is tantamount to death” ( Charles Marsh).
- Pathology Stoppage of the normal flow of a body substance, as of blood through an artery or of intestinal contents through the bowels.