cholestasis

noun cho·le·sta·sis \ˌkō-lə-ˈstā-səs\

plural cho·le·sta·ses\-ˌsēz\

Definition of CHOLESTASIS

: a checking or failure of bile flow

— cho·le·stat·ic \-ˈsta-tik\ adjective

New Latin

First Known Use: circa 1935

Medical Dictionary

noun cho·le·sta·sis \ˌkō-lə-ˈstā-səs, ˌkäl-ə-\

plural cho·le·sta·ses \-ˈstā-ˌsēz\

: a checking or failure of bile flow

—cho·le·stat·ic \ˌkō-lə-ˈstat-ik, ˌkäl-ə-\ adjective

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