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phlebitis
[ fluh-bahy-tis ]
noun
, Pathology.
- inflammation of a vein, often occurring in the legs and involving the formation of a thrombus, characterized by swelling, pain, and change of skin color.
phlebitis
/ flɪˈbɪtɪk; flɪˈbaɪtɪs /
noun
- inflammation of a vein
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Derived Forms
- phlebitic, adjective
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Other Words From
- phle·bit·ic [fl, uh, -, bit, -ik], adjective
- postphle·bitic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of phlebitis1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of phlebitis1
C19: via New Latin from Greek; see phlebo- , -itis
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Example Sentences
The most common cause of venous thrombosis, however, is inflammation of the wall of the vein—phlebitis.
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The infective form usually begins as a peri-phlebitis arising in connection with some focus of infection in the adjacent tissues.
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Like other pyogenic infections, it may terminate in pyæmia, as a result of septic phlebitis in the marrow.
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Phlebitis, or inflammation of a vein, may be plastic or purulent in nature.
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The clot of suppurative phlebitis cannot be absorbed and cannot organize.
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