cholestasis

[ koh-luh-stey-sis, -stas-is, kol-uh- ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. total or partial suppression of the flow of bile.

Other Words From

• cho·le·stat·ic [koh-l, uh, -, stat, -ik, kol-, uh, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cholestasis¹

First recorded in 1930–35; chole- + stasis