stasis
/ˈsteɪsɪs/noun
mass noun formal or technical
1
- a period or state of inactivity or equilibrium〈正式或技〉静止状态（或时期）; 平衡状态（或时期）。
1.1
- Medicine a stoppage of flow of a body fluid【医】停顿郁滞, 郁积, 阻塞。
2
- civil strife内乱; 内部纷争。
词源
mid 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek, literally 'standing, stoppage', from sta- base of histanai 'to stand'.