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Meaning of cryostasis in English:

cryostasis

Pronunciation /ˌkrʌɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs/

noun

Science Fiction

  • A frozen state of a person or body induced in order to preserve it for long periods; cryosuspension.

Origin

1990s. From cryo- + stasis.