- obstructive jaundice
- obstructive jaundice n jaundice due to obstruction of the biliary passages (as by gallstones or tumor)
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jaundice caused by impediment to the flow of the bile from the liver cells to the duodenum.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
obstructive jaundice
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