Changes: Stasis

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Stasis refers to a complete cessation of movement within an area.

If used when referring to life forms, it is also known as suspended animation and denotes the limiting of bodily functions, inducing a prolonged sleep, in order to slow down the the ageing process. Most often this is accomplished through cryogenic suspension.

Individuals put into stasis are usually placed in a stasis unit. (TOS: "Space Seed"; TNG: "Face of the Enemy"; VGR: "The 37's", "One"; ENT: "Precious Cargo")

Another known application of statis is to prevent a changeling from altering its form, by use of a quantum stasis field.

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+'''Stasis''' refers to a complete cessation of movement within an area.
-'''Stasis''' refers to the limiting of bodily functions so the ageing process is slowed down by means of inducing a prolonged sleep. Individuals put into stasis are usually placed in a [[stasis unit]].([[TOS]]: "[[Space Seed]]", [[TNG]]: "[[Face of the Enemy]]", [[VGR]]: "[[One (episode)|One]]")
+If used when referring to life forms, it is also known as '''suspended animation''' and denotes the limiting of bodily functions, inducing a prolonged sleep, in order to slow down the the ageing process. Most often this is accomplished through [[cryogenic suspension]].
-:'''Also see''': [[cryostasis]]
+Individuals put into [[stasis]] are usually placed in a [[stasis unit]]. ([[TOS]]: "[[Space Seed]]"; [[TNG]]: "[[Face of the Enemy]]"; [[VGR]]: "[[The 37's (episode)|The 37's]]", "[[One (episode)|One]]"; [[ENT]]: "[[Precious Cargo]]")
+Another known application of ''statis'' is to prevent a [[changeling]] from altering its form, by use of a [[quantum stasis field]].