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In political history, stasis (Ancient Greek: στάσις in the sense of "faction, discord"; plural: staseis) refers to an episode of civil war within an ancient Greek city-state or polis. It was the result of opposition between groups of citizens, fighting over the constitution of the city or over social and economic problems. [ 1 ]
Stasis (from Greek στάσις "a standing still") may refer to: A state in stability theory , in which all forces are equal and opposing, therefore they cancel out each other Stasis (political history) , a period of civil war within an ancient Greek city-state
Second, medical roots generally go together according to language, i.e., Greek prefixes occur with Greek suffixes and Latin prefixes with Latin suffixes. Although international scientific vocabulary is not stringent about segregating combining forms of different languages, it is advisable when coining new words not to mix different lingual roots.
Ecstasy (from the Ancient Greek ἔκστασις ekstasis, "to be or stand outside oneself, a removal to elsewhere" from ek-"out," and stasis "a stand, or a standoff of forces") is a term used in existential philosophy to mean "outside-itself".
In the Greek tradition, at the third and final stasis, the priest will sprinkle rosewater on the epitaphios and the congregation, symbolising the anointing of Christ's body with spices. All three of stasis end with the same eulogy they begin while the officiating priest or high priest incenses the epitaph on all four sides.
The term comes from the Ancient Greek roots "heme" meaning blood, and "stasis" meaning halting; Put together means the "halting of the blood". [3] The origin of hemostasis dates back as far as ancient Greece; first referenced to being used in the Battle of Troy .
Natural willing designates the movement of a creature in accordance with the principle (logos (Greek: λόγος)) of its nature towards the fulfilment (telos (Greek: τέλος), stasis (Greek: στάσις)) of its being. Gnomic willing, on the other hand, designates that form of willing in which a person engages in a process of deliberation ...
The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from P to Z. See also the lists from A to G and from H to O . Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but instead in the entry for List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes .