an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped
source: WordNet 3.0
inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces
source: WordNet 3.0
A slackening or arrest of the blood current in the vessels, due not to a lessening of the heart's beat, but presumably to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls. It is one of the phenomena observed in the capillaries in inflammation.
