astasia

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/əsˈteɪ.zi.ə//əsˈteɪ.ʒə/

noun

Inability to stand without assistance.

OriginNew Latin a- ← Ancient Greek στάσις →
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Meanings

nounastasia (usually uncountable, plural astasias)

plural astasias

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineInability to stand without assistance.

Origin

  1. New Latin-ia“pathological condition”
  2. Ancient Greekστάσις“standing”
  3. New Latina-“without”
  4. Englishastasia

From New Latin a- (“without”) + Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, “standing”) + New Latin -ia (“pathological condition”).

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Translations

Catalan astàsia
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French astasie
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Indonesian astasia
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Norwegian Bokmål astasi
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Polish astazja
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APA

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MLA

“astasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astasia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astasia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astasia.

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