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phlebitis

[ fluh-bahy-tis ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. 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

  1. inflammation of a vein
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • phlebitic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • phle·bit·ic [fl, uh, -, bit, -ik], adjective
  • postphle·bitic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of phlebitis1

From New Latin, dating back to 1815–25; phleb- -itis
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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.

The infective form usually begins as a peri-phlebitis arising in connection with some focus of infection in the adjacent tissues.

Like other pyogenic infections, it may terminate in pyæmia, as a result of septic phlebitis in the marrow.

Phlebitis, or inflammation of a vein, may be plastic or purulent in nature.

The clot of suppurative phlebitis cannot be absorbed and cannot organize.

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