Hypostasis - Definition
hypostasis
n 1: the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated
gene [syn: hypostasis, epistasis]
2: the accumulation of blood in an organ
3: any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the
Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and
human natures are united [syn: hypostasis, hypostasis of
Christ]
4: (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality