cholestasis, cholestasia
(kō″lĕ-stā′sĭs)
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(kō″lĕ-stā′zh(ē-)ă)
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[chole- + stasis]
Arrest of the flow of bile. This may be due to intrahepatic causes, obstruction of the bile duct by gallstones, or any process that blocks the bile duct, e.g., cancer.
cholestatic (kō″lĕ-stat′ik)
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Cholestasis, Cholestasia." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732142/0/cholestasis_cholestasia.
Cholestasis, cholestasia. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732142/0/cholestasis_cholestasia. Accessed September 7, 2024.
Cholestasis, cholestasia. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732142/0/cholestasis_cholestasia
Cholestasis, Cholestasia [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 September 07]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732142/0/cholestasis_cholestasia.
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