hypostasis
1. [ noun ] (religion,Christianity) any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
Related terms: Godhead Son Holy_Ghost Father Trinity
2. [ noun ] (biology,genetics) the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
Synonyms: epistasis
Related terms: organic_process
3. [ noun ] (biology,medicine) the accumulation of blood in an organ
Related terms: bodily_process
4. [ noun ] (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
Related terms: kernel metaphysics
Similar spelling:   hypostatise
  hypostatize
  hypesthesia