sclerotherapy

[ skleer-uh-ther-uh-pee, skler- ]

/ ˌsklɪər əˈθɛr ə pi, ˌsklɛr- /

noun

Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.

Nearby words

sclerosing keratitis, sclerosing osteitis, sclerosis, sclerostenosis, sclerostomy, sclerotherapy, sclerotic, sclerotic body, sclerotic dentin, sclerotin, sclerotitis

Origin of sclerotherapy

First recorded in 1940–45; sclero- + therapy

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Medicine definitions for sclerotherapy

sclerotherapy

[ sklîr′ō-thĕr′ə-pē ]

n.

Treatment, as for varicose veins, involving the injection of a sclerosing solution into vessels or tissues.