cholestasis

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UK/ˌkəʊ.lɪˈsteɪ.sɪs/UK/ˌkəʊ.ləˈsteɪ.sɪs/Canada, US/ˌkoʊ.ləˈsteɪ.sɪs/Australia/ˌkəʉ.ləˈstæɪ.sɪs/

noun

The suppression of the flow of bile caused by an obstruction associated with the liver.

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acholia
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Meanings

nouncholestasis (countable and uncountable, plural cholestases)

plural cholestases

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe suppression of the flow of bile caused by an obstruction associated with the liver.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed

Similar
acholia
Broader
disorderupset
Also see
acholia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From chole- + -stasis.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 膽汁淤積 /胆汁淤积
  • 膽汁淤積 /胆汁淤积 (dǎnzhī yūjī)suppressed flow of bile
Czech cholestáza
  • cholestázasuppressed flow of bile
Finnish sapensalpaus, kolestaasi
  • sapensalpaussuppressed flow of bile
  • kolestaasisuppressed flow of bile
  • sappistaasisuppressed flow of bile
Cite this entry
APA

cholestasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholestasis

MLA

“cholestasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholestasis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cholestasis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholestasis.

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