estase

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin stasis, from Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: es‧ta‧se

Noun

estase f (plural estases)

  1. (pathology) stasis (slowing or stoppage of the normal flow of a bodily fluid)
  2. (figurative) stasis (inactivity)

Derived terms

  • estase afetiva

Further reading

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