Word: cryostasis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cry
o
sta
sis
Definition: The preservation of living organisms by employing low temperatures.
Morphemes:
Affix: cryo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cold, freezing
Affix: stasis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Inactivity; a freezing, or state of motionlessness; a state of no motion or movement
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἵστημι
Language: grc
Decoded: istemi
Meaning: to stand
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process