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Antiperistasis
Antiperistasis An`ti*pe*ris"ta*sis, n. [Gr. ?; ? against + ? a standing around, fr. ? to stand around; ? around + ? to stand.] Opposition by which the quality opposed asquires strength; resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action of an opposite principle or quality.
Catastasis
Catastasis Ca*tas"ta*sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to set; kata` down + ? to place.] 1. (Rhet.) That part of a speech, usually the exordium, in which the orator sets forth the subject matter to be discussed. 2. (Med.) The state, or condition of anything; constitution; habit of body.
Diastasis
Diastasis Di*as"ta*sis, n. [NL. See Diastase.] (Surg.) A forcible of bones without fracture.
Hypostasis
Hypostasis Hy*pos"ta*sis, n.; pl. Hypostases. [L., fr. Gr. ? subsistence, substance, fr. ? to stand under; ? under + ? to stand, middle voice of ? to cause to stand. See Hypo-, and Stand.] 1. That which forms the basis of anything; underlying principle; a concept or mental entity conceived or treated as an existing being or thing. 2. (Theol.) Substance; subsistence; essence; person; personality; -- used by the early theologians to denote any one of the three subdivisions of the Godhead, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Note: The Council of Alexandria (a. d. 362) defined hypostasis as synonymous with person. --Schaff-Herzog. 3. Principle; an element; -- used by the alchemists in speaking of salt, sulphur, and mercury, which they considered as the three principles of all material bodies. 4. (Med.) That which is deposited at the bottom of a fluid; sediment.
Metastasis
Metastasis Me*tas"ta*sis, n.; pl. Metastases. [L., transition, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to place in another way; ? after + ? to place.] 1. (Theol.) A spiritual change, as during baptism. 2. (Med.) A change in the location of a disease, as from one part to another. --Dunglison. 3. (Physiol.) The act or process by which matter is taken up by cells or tissues and is transformed into other matter; in plants, the act or process by which are produced all of those chemical changes in the constituents of the plant which are not accompanied by a production of organic matter; metabolism.
Systasis
Systasis Sys"ta*sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to stand together. See under System.] A political union, confederation, or league. [R.] --Burke.

Meaning of Stasis from wikipedia

- fyːɐ̯ ˈʃtaːtsˌzɪçɐhaɪ̯t]; abbreviated as "MfS"), commonly known as the Stasi (German: [ˈʃtaːziː] ), an abbreviation of Staatssicherheit, was the state...
- Look up stasis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stasis (from Gr**** στάσις "a standing still") may refer to: A state in stability theory, in which all...
- From Upcoming Record In Stasis". Wall of Sound. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023. "Monuments Detail New Album "In Stasis", Periphery's Spencer...
- Stasis dermatitis refers to the skin changes that occur in the leg as a result of "stasis" or blood pooling from insufficient venous return; the alternative...
- Venous stasis, or venostasis, is a condition of slow blood flow in the veins, usually of the legs. Potential complications of venous stasis are: Venous...
- A stasis /ˈsteɪsɪs/ or stasis field, in science fiction, is a confined area of space in which time has been stopped or the contents have been rendered...
- Blood stasis (also blood stagnation and blood stasis syndrome) (BS) is a concept in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), described as a slowing or pooling...
- over the prominence of stasis in the fossil record. Before punctuated equilibrium, most evolution biologists considered stasis to be rare or unimportant...
- Arestís Stasí (1940–2013; né Aristides Anast****iades, also known as il Cipriota) was a Cypriot-born painter, mosaicist, sculptor, and art restorer. Aristides...
- (2015-09-01). "STASIS review PC". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2015-09-07. "Review: STASIS". Destructoid.com. 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2015-09-07. "Stasis - Review...