Definition of Cholestasis

1. Noun. A condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed.

Exact synonyms: Acholia
Generic synonyms: Disorder, Upset

Definition of Cholestasis

1. Noun. (pathology) The suppression of the flow of bile caused by an obstruction associated with the liver ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cholestasis

1. [n -STASES]

Medical Definition of Cholestasis

1. An arrest of the normal flow of bile. This may occur due to a blockage of the bile ducts resulting in an elevation of bilirubin in the bloodstream (jaundice). Origin: Gr. Stasis = stoppage (15 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cholestasis

cholerrhagia
cholerrhagic
cholers
cholescintigraphy
cholestadienes
cholestadienols
cholestane
cholestanes
cholestanetriol 26-monooxygenase
cholestanone
cholestanones
cholestases
cholestasia
cholestasis (current term)
cholestatic
cholestatic hepatitis
cholesteatoma
cholesteatomas
cholesteatomata
cholesteatomatous
cholestenes
cholestenone
cholestenone 5 beta-reductase
cholestenones
cholesteraemia
cholesteric
cholesterics

Literary usage of Cholestasis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anabolic Steroid Abuse by Geraline C. Lin (1996)
"Androgen-related cholestasis ranges in frequency from very few patients with even histological evidence of disease (Cicardi et al. 1983; Westaby et al. ..."

2. Digestive Diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact edited by James E. Everhart (1995)
"Budd-Chiari syndrome (182.0) K71.0 Toxic liver disease with cholestasis cholestasis with hepatocyte Injury "Pure" cholestasis K71.1 Toxic liver disease with ..."

3. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"159,48 use in reduction of antiviral activity and the cell growth inhibitory activity of human interferon, 157, 253 cholestasis induction of by manganese ..."

4. Management & Therapy of Sickle Cell Disease edited by Clarice D. Reid, Samuel Charace, Bertram Lubin (1997)
"In other cases, liver dysfunction is associated with fever, leukocytosis, and a clinical presentation similar to that seen in drug-induced cholestasis. ..."

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