Stasis

[steisis]

Definition

(noun.) inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces.

(noun.) an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped.

Edited by Cathryn--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Edited by Abraham

Definition

n. the arrest of the blood in its circulation: one of the sections of a cathisma or portion of the psalter.

Typist: Miranda