Stasis
Pronunciation : Sta"sis
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. (Physiol.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913