phlebitis

noun

phlebitis

noun

/flɪˈbaɪtɪs/

Etymology From phleb(o)- + -itis.

1

Medicine, Pathology, Sciences Inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs.

Derived terms
endophlebitis, metrophlebitis, omphalophlebitis, paraphlebitis, periphlebitis, phlebitic, thrombophlebitis

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