stases
Periods without change
Stases is the plural of stasis, a state of stillness or equilibrium in which nothing changes or progresses.
In medicine, stasis refers to slowed or stopped flow—blood stasis, intestinal stasis.
The word often implies stagnation: The negotiations reached stases at multiple points.
Political or creative stases suggest paralysis rather than stability.
Steadiness or amount owed
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- equipoiseEqual distribution of weight
- dynamic equilibriumBalance through opposing changes
counterbalance · isostasy · regulation · constancy · feedback · adaptation · maintenance · suspension
Mutual blocking, no progress
- impasseSituation without resolution
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- logjamObstruction halting flow
halt · stoppage · blockage · cessation · freeze · arrest · suspension · holdup
Suspended biological activity
- quiescenceState of being inactive
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- restCessation of activity
immobility · sluggishness · motionlessness · suspended animation · hibernation · latency · inertness · passivity
Fluid collecting in tissues
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
embolism · clot · compression stockings · deep vein · varicose · swelling
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- equipoiseEqual distribution of weight
dynamic equilibrium · counterbalance · isostasy · regulation · constancy · feedback · adaptation · maintenance · suspension · neutrality
deadlock
Mutual blocking, no progress
- impasseSituation without resolution
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
logjam · halt · stoppage · blockage · cessation · freeze · arrest · suspension · holdup · standoff
dormancy
Suspended biological activity
- quiescenceState of being inactive
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
rest · immobility · sluggishness · motionlessness · suspended animation · hibernation · latency · inertness · passivity · quietude
blood pooling
Fluid collecting in tissues
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
ischemia · embolism · clot · compression stockings · deep vein · varicose · swelling
stasesflux
Continuous change or flow
turbulence · movements · change · motions · motion
stasesprogress
Movement toward improvement
progressions · developments · advances · evolutions · growths
stasesupheavals
Sudden, violent disruptions
disruptions · crises · turmoils · instabilities · chaos
- stasis chambersLife-pausing containment vessels
- stasis theoryFramework for locating disagreement
- stasis podVessel preserving dormant occupants