bacteriostasis

== English == === Etymology === From bacterio- +‎ stasis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌsteɪ.sɪs/ === Noun === bacteriostasis (countable and uncountable, plural bacteriostases) (biology) A phase in which microbial organisms are prevented from undergoing further cell growth, without being actually killed.