stasis
noun
[ ˈsteɪsɪs ]
• a period or state of inactivity or equilibrium.
• "long periods of stasis"
• civil strife.
Origin:
mid 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek, literally ‘standing, stoppage’, from sta- base of histanai ‘to stand’.
-stasis
combining form
• slowing down; stopping.
• "haemostasis"
Origin:
from Greek stasis ‘standing, stoppage’.
