cholestasis

English

Etymology

From χολή (kholḗ, “bile”) +‎ στάσις (stásis, “stasis”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkəʊ.lɪˈsteɪ.sɪs/, /ˌkəʊ.ləˈsteɪ.sɪs/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌkoʊ.ləˈsteɪ.sɪs/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌkəʉ.ləˈstæɪ.sɪs/

Noun

cholestasis (countable and uncountable, plural cholestases)

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

Related terms

• cholestatic

Translations

suppressed flow of bile

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 膽汁淤積／胆汁淤积 (dǎnzhī yūjī)

• Czech: cholestáza f
• Finnish: sapensalpaus, kolestaasi, sappistaasi

Further reading

• “cholestasis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.