-stasia

noun combining form

-sta·​sia

ˈstāzh(ē)ə,

-āsh-

plural -s

: condition of standing : stoppage : -stasis

menostasia

enhypostasia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek, from statos standing (from the stem of histanai to cause to stand) + -ia -y

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