<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Plural: hypostases</li><li>Definition:<ul><li>Metaphysics: Something that stands under and supports; foundation.</li><li>The underlying or essential part of anything as distinguished from attributes; substance, essence, or essential principle.</li><li>Theology: One of the three real and distinct substances in the one undivided substance or essence of God.</li><li>A person of the Trinity.</li><li>The one personality of Christ in which His two natures, human and divine, are united.</li><li>Medicine/Medical: The accumulation of blood or its solid components in parts of an organ or body due to poor circulation; such sedimentation, as in a test tube.</li></ul></li></ul>