Catastasis
Catastasis , noun
[New Latin, from Greek {not transcribed}, from {not transcribed} to set; kata` down + {not transcribed} to place.]
1.
(Rhetoric) That part of a speech, usually the exordium, in which the orator sets forth the subject matter to be discussed.
2.
(Medicine) The state, or condition of anything; constitution; habit of body.