-stasis
stopping, standstill, control
From Greek stasis, a standing still
Meaning
What does -stasis mean?
-stasis is a suffix meaning stopping, standstill, control. It comes from Greek stasis, a standing still.
Metastasis keeps the older sense of standing or placing: meta + stasis, a change of place.
In real words
Medical words with -stasis
the body's process of stopping bleeding after an injury · UK spelling: haemostasis · In the dictionary
a condition in which the flow of bile from the liver is blocked
holding back the growth and multiplication of bacteria
the spread of cancer cells or a disease from where it started to another part of the body · In the dictionary
In the dictionary
More terms built with it
Terms in our life science dictionary that list -stasis among their word parts.
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Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- 1.4 – Suffix – Building a Medical Terminology Foundation 2e
- 1.5: Common Suffixes
- -stasis - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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