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-stasis is Greek for "standing still."
-atony is "loosing strength or contraction"
Therefore, ruminal stasis is when the rumen completely stops contracting, and ruminal atony is when the rumen's contractions are irregular or they cease for a short period of time (as in 2 minutes or longer) before resuming again.
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