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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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Origin of phlebosclerosis

First recorded in 1895–1900; phlebo- + sclerosis
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British Dictionary definitions for phlebosclerosis

phlebosclerosis
/ (ˌflɛbəʊsklɪˈrəʊsɪs) /

noun
pathol hardening and loss of elasticity of the veinsAlso called: venosclerosis
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