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phlebosclerosis
[ fleb-oh-skli-roh-sis ]
/ ˌflɛb oʊ sklɪˈroʊ sɪs /
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noun Pathology.
sclerosis, or hardening, of the walls of veins.
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Words nearby phlebosclerosis
phlebogram, phlebograph, phlebography, phleboid, phlebology, phlebosclerosis, phlebothrombosis, phlebotome, phlebotomic, phlebotomist, phlebotomize
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How to use phlebosclerosis in a sentence
Phlebosclerosis not infrequently occurs with arteriosclerosis.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
British Dictionary definitions for phlebosclerosis
phlebosclerosis
/ (ˌflɛbəʊsklɪˈrəʊsɪs) /
noun
pathol hardening and loss of elasticity of the veinsAlso called: venosclerosis
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