hypostasis
noun
hy·pos·ta·sis
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plural hypostases\ hī-ˈpä-stə-ˌsēz
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Definition of hypostasis
1a
: something that settles at the bottom of a fluid
b
: the settling of blood in the dependent parts of an organ or body
2
: person sense 3
3a
: the substance or essential nature of an individual
b
: something that is hypostatized
4
[ New Latin, from Late Latin ]
: failure of a gene to produce its usual effect when coupled with another gene that is epistatic toward it
Other Words from hypostasis
hypostatic
\ ˌhī-pə-ˈsta-tik
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adjective
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adjective
hypostatically
\ ˌhī-pə-ˈsta-ti-k(ə-)lē
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adverb
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adverb
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More Definitions for hypostasis
hypostasis
noun
hy·pos·ta·sis
| \ hī-ˈpäs-tə-səs
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plural hypostases\ -ˌsēz
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Medical Definition of hypostasis
1
: the settling of blood in relatively lower parts of an organ or the body due to impaired or absent circulation
the face was discolored by postmortem hypostasis
2
: failure of a gene to produce its usual effect when coupled with another gene that is epistatic toward it