(pathology) A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due not to a lessening of the heart’s beat, but to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls.

(physiology) slowing down, stopping.

(historical) The Ministry for State Security, secret police and intelligence organization of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).

(derogatory) People who engage in covert surveillence or similar activities associated with secret police.

(machinery, especially science fiction) An induced state of suspension or inactivity.

plural of stasis lock

(medicine) venostasis

(pathology) A disease characterized by chronic congestion of the extremities, with blood circulation interrupted in a specific area of the body.