Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,896,611,410 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Cholestatis

    0.01 sec.
Cholestatis
Stoppage or suppression of the flow of bile.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Medical browser?   Full browser?
 
They have provided a case study of a woman with obstetric cholestatis and have examined the research in relation to this condition.
Cholestatis also can occur in patients who are getting all their nutrition through intravenous feeding, because the gallbladder never receives the signal from the small intestine to release bile acids.
Lucy and Laurie were born with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestatis, where the body cannot clear bile acids from the liver resulting in liver damage, cirrhosis and death.
 
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.