| stagnant | 1. That stagnates; not flowing; not running in a current or steam; motionless; hence, impure or foul from want of motion; as, a stagnant lake or pond; stagnant blood in the veins. 2. Not active or brisk; dull; as, business in stagnant. "That gloomy slumber of the stagnant soul." (Johnson) "For him a stagnant life was not worth living." (Palfrey) Origin: L. Stagnans, -antis, p.pr. Of stagnare. See Stagnate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| stagnant anoxia | Stagnant hypoxia severe enough to result in the absence of oxygen in tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stagnant hypoxia | Tissue hypoxia characterised not by tissue oligaemia (tissue blood volume being normal or even increased), but by intravascular stasis due to impairment of venous outflow or (in some instances) to decreased arterial inflow. (05 Mar 2000) |