cholestasis

English

Etymology

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)

(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.

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