inertia

(in-ur's hyah). i. The property of matter of remaining at rest or of continuing indefinitely in the motion imparted to it, unle acted upon by some impellin or retarding force. 2. Inactivity or lack of force, noting especially feeblene of the uterine contractions in labor, inertia uteri. in extre'mis [L. extremus, last.] At the point of death.