'Catastasis' definitions:

Definition of 'Catastasis'

From: GCIDE
  • Catastasis \Ca*tas"ta*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to set; kata` down + ? to place.]
  • 1. (Rhet.) That part of a speech, usually the exordium, in which the orator sets forth the subject matter to be discussed. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Med.) The state, or condition of anything; constitution; habit of body. [1913 Webster]