cholestasis

noun

cho·le·sta·sis ˌkō-lə-ˈstā-səs

plural cholestases ˌkō-lə-ˈstā-ˌsēz

: a checking or failure of bile flow

cholestatic

ˌkō-lə-ˈsta-tik

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Matarazzo herself suffered extreme, persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, was hospitalized several times in the first trimester for broken blood vessels, and developed cholestasis, a potentially serious liver condition, in week 24. —

BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022 Yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice) or jaundice caused by pregnancy (cholestasis of pregnancy) Are scheduled for surgery. —

Noel Mumford, Essence, 27 May 2021 Since then, the Hockers have made efforts to raise awareness for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), the condition that Bilan suffered which led to the loss of their sons, Liam and Noah. —

Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2020 The Hockers have made efforts to raise awareness for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP); the condition that Bilan suffered which led to the loss of their twin boys, Liam and Noah. —

Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2020 Other risks of cholestasis include fetal distress, preterm delivery and maternal hemorrhage. —

Christina Caron, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020 When cholestasis happens, waste product known as bilirubin gets into the bloodstream. —

Ratika Gupta, SELF, 13 Sep. 2018 Doctors suspected cholestasis, a condition in which pregnancy hormones elevate liver bile levels, which can result in stillbirth. —

Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, 15 Sep. 2017 Losing a baby in the second or third trimester, hemorrhaging, stillbirth, HELLP syndrome, cholestasis. —

Rachel Stuhler, Cosmopolitan, 21 Aug. 2017 See More

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