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hypostasis

/haɪˈpɒs.tə.sɪs/

Traduction: Nom avec plusieurs sens spécialisés : en génétique, suppression de l'expression d'un gène par un autre gène non allélique ; en médecine, accumulation de sang dans un organe ; en théologie, l'une des trois personnes de la divinité, en particulier la personne du Christ unissant les natures divine et humaine ; en métaphysique, la nature essentielle ou la réalité sous-jacente de quelque chose.

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C2formalcommonscientific/haɪˈpɒs.tə.sɪs/

A noun with multiple specialized meanings: in genetics, the suppression of a gene by an unrelated gene; in medicine, the accumulation of blood in an organ; in theology, any of the three persons of the Godhead, especially the person of Christ uniting divine and human natures; and in metaphysics, the essential nature or underlying reality of something.

  • 🇫🇷Nom avec plusieurs sens spécialisés : en génétique, suppression de l'expression d'un gène par un autre gène non allélique ; en médecine, accumulation de sang dans un organe ; en théologie, l'une des trois personnes de la divinité, en particulier la personne du Christ unissant les natures divine et humaine ; en métaphysique, la nature essentielle ou la réalité sous-jacente de quelque chose.
  1. Genetic suppression C2 formal scientific

    The phenomenon where the expression of one gene is suppressed or masked by the effect of a different, unrelated gene.

    • The hypostasis of the pigment gene resulted in a lighter coat color in the offspring.
    • Researchers observed hypostasis when studying the interaction between two regulatory genes.
    • Hypostasis can complicate the prediction of inherited traits.

    🇫🇷Hypostase (génétique)

    Synonymes: epistasismaskingsuppression

  2. Blood pooling C2 formal medical

    The accumulation or settling of blood in a lower part of an organ or body due to gravity, often after death or in certain medical conditions.

    • Hypostasis was evident in the dependent lung lobes of the patient.
    • The forensic pathologist noted hypostasis in the lower extremities.
    • Prolonged bed rest can lead to pulmonary hypostasis.

    🇫🇷Hypostase

    Synonymes: lividity

  3. Divine person C2 formal

    In Christian theology, one of the three individual persons of the Godhead (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) that constitute the Trinity, especially referring to the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united.

    • The hypostasis of Christ is a central doctrine in Christian theology.
    • The Council of Chalcedon defined the hypostasis of Christ as having two natures.
    • Theologians debated the relationship between the hypostases of the Trinity.

    🇫🇷Hypostase (théologie chrétienne)

    Synonymes: subsistence

  4. Underlying reality C2 formal

    In metaphysics, the essential nature, substance, or underlying reality that supports or gives existence to something.

    • Philosophers seek to understand the hypostasis of being itself.
    • The hypostasis of the object is its fundamental essence, not its appearance.
    • Aristotle's concept of substance is often equated with hypostasis.

    🇫🇷Hypostase (réalité sous-jacente)

    Synonymes: essencefoundationgroundrealitysubstancesubstratesubstratum

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