-stasis

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

-stasis

noun combining form
plural -stases

Definition of -STASIS

1
: stoppage : slowing <hemostasis> <bacteriostasis>
2
: stable state <homeostasis>

Origin of -STASIS

New Latin, from Greek stasis

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