In medicine, cholestasis is a condition where bile cannot flow from the liver to the duodenum. The two basic distinctions are an obstructive type of cholestasis where there is a mechanical blockage in the duct system that can occur from a gallstone or malignancy, and metabolic types of cholestasis which are disturbances in bile formation that can ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholestasis
Any condition in which the release of bile from the liver is blocked. The blockage can occur in the liver (intrahepatic cholestasis) or in the bile ducts (extrahepatic cholestasis). Found on http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=C
<gastroenterology> An arrest of the normal flow of bile. This may occur due to a blockage of the bile ducts resulting in an elevation of bilirubin in the bloodstream (jaundice). ... Origin: Gr. Stasis = stoppage ... (15 Jan 1998) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(ko″lә-sta´sis) stoppage or suppression of bile flow, due to factors either within the liver (intrahepatic cholestasis) or outside it (extrahepatic cholestasis). adj., cholestat´ic., adj. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001