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hypostasis

hy·pos·ta·sis

UK/haɪˈpɒstəsɪs/ US/haɪˈpɑstəsɪs/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene

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2.

the accumulation of blood in an organ

3.

a town in California south of San Francisco

Origin

From Ecclesiastical Latin hypostasis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόστασις (hupóstasis, “sediment, foundation; substance, existence, essence”), from ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + στάσις (stásis, “standing”). Morphologically hypo- + -stasis.

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