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stabilization

Pronunciation: /ˌsteɪ.bəl.ɪzˈeɪ.ʃən/

The English word “stabilization” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The process of stabilizing.
  2. The result of being stabilized.
  3. A preliminary medical process for sick or injured people to attempt to keep their medical condition from deteriorating too much and too quickly before being treated in depth at a medical facility.

Etymology

From stabilize + -ation.

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