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Meaning of "stasis" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STASIS

Via New Latin from Greek: a standing, from histanai to cause to stand; related to Latin stāre to stand.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STASIS

stasis  [ˈsteɪsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STASIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stasis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STASIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stasis in the English dictionary

The definition of stasis in the dictionary is a stagnation in the normal flow of bodily fluids, such as the blood or urine. Other definition of stasis is a state or condition in which there is no action or progress; static situation.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STASIS


Acis
ˈeɪsɪs
analysis
əˈnælɪsɪs
anastasis
ˌænəˈsteɪsɪs
bacteriostasis
bækˌtɪərɪəʊˈsteɪsɪs
basis
ˈbeɪsɪs
cataclasis
ˌkætəˈkleɪsɪs
cholestasis
ˌkəʊlɪˈsteɪsɪs
crasis
ˈkreɪsɪs
crisis
ˈkraɪsɪs
ectasis
ɛkˈteɪsɪs
Fornacis
fɔːˈneɪsɪs
genesis
ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
haemostasis
ˌhiːməʊˈsteɪsɪs
hemostasia
ˌhiːməʊˈsteɪsɪs
hemostasis
ˌhiːməʊˈsteɪsɪs
homeostasis
ˌhəʊmɪəʊˈsteɪsɪs
homoeostasis
ˌhəʊmɪəʊˈsteɪsɪs
Isis
ˈaɪsɪs
oasis
əʊˈeɪsɪs
synthesis
ˈsɪnθɪsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STASIS

starve
starve the bardies!
starveling
starver
starving
starwort
stash
stashie
Stasi
stasidion
stasimon
stat.
statable
statal
statant
state
state apartments
state bank
state banquet
state capitalism

WORDS THAT END LIKE STASIS

amebiasis
antiperistasis
apocatastasis
atelectasis
bronchiectasis
candidiasis
catastasis
diastasis
emphasis
entasis
epistasis
epitasis
giardiasis
hypostasis
iconostasis
metastasis
protasis
psoriasis
telangiectasis
trial basis

Synonyms and antonyms of stasis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stasis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STASIS

Find out the translation of stasis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stasis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stasis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estasis
570 millions of speakers

English

stasis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ठहराव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ركود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

застой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estase
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

stasis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stase
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stasis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stase
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

静止状態
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정체
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stasis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự ứ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேக்க நிலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टेसीस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kan dolaşımının durması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stasi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zastój
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

застій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stază
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στάση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stase
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stasis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stasis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STASIS»

The term «stasis» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.392 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STASIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stasis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stasis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stasis

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5 QUOTES WITH «STASIS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stasis.
1
Bono
It's stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition.
2
Arne Glimcher
If Abstract Expression reached for the sublime, Pop turned ordinary imagery into icons. Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol illuminated the transformative power of context and the process of reproduction. Claes Oldenburg's soft ice-cream cones and hamburgers changed sculpture from hard to soft, from stasis to transformation.
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Mira Nair
I know what it's like to be in one place and dream of another. I also know what it's like to feel that nostalgia is a fairly useless thing because it is stasis.
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Said Sayrafiezadeh
Stasis is something that has marked my life since I was a boy growing up in Pittsburgh with my mother. It was the natural state that we existed in. For one thing, she suffered from a debilitating depression throughout my childhood, and depression is nothing if not static.
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La Monte Young
One of the aspects of form that I have been very interested in is stasis - the concept of form which is not so directional in time, not so much climactic form, but rather form which allows time, to stand still.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STASIS»

Discover the use of stasis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stasis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lymph Stasis: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Angiologists, vascular surgeons, dermatologists, radiologists, and nuclear medicine specialists are among those physicians who will find a wealth of useful information in this book.
Waldemar L. Olszewski, 1991
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Blood Stasis: China's Classical Concept in Modern Medicine
The book discusses many Western diseases including diabetes, gynecological disorders, stroke, tumors, myocardial infarction, and the interaction of these with other pathological factors.
Gunter R. Neeb, 2007
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Aristotle on Political Enmity and Disease: An Inquiry into ...
Explores Aristotle's theory of the causes that give rise to stasis ('civic disorder'), and provides an original and systematic account of his understanding of political justice and friendship.
Kostas Kalimtzis, 2000
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Crash: Cinema and the Politics of Speed and Stasis
In Crash, Karen Beckman argues that representations of the crash parallel the encounter of film with other media, and that these collisions between media offer useful ways to think about alterity, politics, and desire.
Karen Beckman, 2010
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Evolutionary Stasis and Change in the Dominican Republic Neogene
This collection of studies illustrates the immense potential of collaborative, multidisciplinary, and field-based paleobiological research for studies of macroevolutionary change in the fossil record.
Ross H. Nehm, Ann F. Budd, 2008
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Wound Care: A Collaborative Practice Manual
Definitive treatment of venous stasis ulcers depends on the operative repair of the underlying cause of venous incompetence in the affected extremity. This is seldom possible, however, and long-term success is rarely achieved. Excision and ...
Carrie Sussman, Barbara M. Bates-Jensen, 2007
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Xie's Chinese Veterinary Herbology
Useful in geriatric or deficient animals with weak pulses and pale tongues. Also used for softening lipomas and for lymph node enlargement and lymphoma 3. Stasis Breaker (JT) — breaks Blood Stasis, softens hardness, clears enlargement .
Huisheng Xie, Vanessa Preast, 2010
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Chinese Medicine in Fertility Disorders
This means that we must consider different formulas, depending on the cause of the blood stasis. Because the uterus is located in the lower burner, cold is the most common trigger of blood stasis. We generally treat blood stasis from about 1  ...
Andreas A. Noll, Sabine Wilms, 2011
9
Thucydides and Internal War
In this 2001 book Jonathan Price attempts to demonstrate that Thucydides consciously viewed and presented the Peloponnesian War in terms of a condition of civil strife - stasis, in Greek.
Jonathan J. Price, 2001
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Diseases of the Kidney & Bladder: Diagnosis & Treatment with ...
In Chinese medicine, blood stasis is not a disease. Rather, it is a secondary cause of disease as well as a pattern. However, it is such an important part of many kidney diseases that we feel that we must discuss this pattern in more detail.
Wei Li (L.Ac.), David Frierman, Ben Luna, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STASIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stasis is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Stasis' Puts a Unique Twist On Giving Up
In a brief new teaser for the spooky sci-fi indie Stasis, we get to watch its lead character, John, kill himself by ventilating his abdomen with a shard of glass, ... «Bloody Disgusting, Jul 15»
2
Michael Stasis Signs to Arbutus for 'RIP III' Comp
Pennsylvania-born/Los Angeles-based songwriter Michael Stasis has released more than 200 tracks in recent years, but if that huge catalogue seems a little ... «Exclaim!, Jun 15»
3
Tottenham stasis needs to change, but will Pochettino be given …
There were moments of attacking creativity to which City had few answers; long periods of tentativeness in which the sideways ball was the preferred options; ... «ESPN FC, May 15»
4
Analysis: Likud-UTJ deal spells stasis for haredi integration
Deal explicitly restores to UTJ the total legislative veto on all matters of religion and state that it has enjoyed during previous governments that it has been ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Apr 15»
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Micro Interventional Devices, Inc. Completes STASIS Clinical Trial …
STASIS is a non-randomized, multi-center, CE-Mark study, evaluating the safety and performance of Permaseal™ the world's first automated direct myocardial ... «PR Newswire, Jan 15»
6
Stasis studio releases new trailer and development update
Have you heard of Stasis? It's an isometric sci-fi horror adventure that pulled in $132,000 on Kickstarter last year. In a recent update, developer The Brotherhood ... «PC Gamer, Nov 14»
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New Footage Explores the Eerie, Sci-fi World of 'Stasis'
There's a lot to love about the bleak world developer Chris Bischoff has created for Stasis, from its impressive graphical fidelity to the smartly crafted scares, ... «Bloody Disgusting, Nov 14»
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Stasis or deep sleep may make Mars trip affordable: NASA
A stasis-reliant space flight appears to be economically sound as this allows the crews to live in smaller ships thanks to reduced amounts of amenities, clothing, ... «Tech Times, Oct 14»
9
Consumer confidence in stasis as growth in GDP fails to rub off
GfK managing director of social research Nick Moon said: “Last month, I speculated that we may be in a new period of stasis for the index, and this month ... «Retail Week, Sep 14»
10
Is The Polling Industry In Stasis Or In Crisis?
There is no shortage of reasons to worry about the state of the polling industry. Response rates to political polls are dismal. Even polls that make every effort to ... «FiveThirtyEight, Aug 14»

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