thrombophlebitis

American  

[throm-boh-fli-bahy-tis] / ˌθrɒm boʊ flɪˈbaɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. the presence of a thrombus in a vein accompanied by inflammation of the vessel wall.

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thrombophlebitis British  

/ ˌθrɒmbəʊflɪˈbaɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of a vein associated with the formation of a thrombus

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Etymology

Origin of thrombophlebitis

From New Latin, dating back to 1895–1900; see origin at thrombo-, phlebitis

Example Sentences

At week's end one fact became known: in a new attack of thrombophlebitis, Nixon has another painful blood clot in his left leg.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fact is, each year one out of every thousand women under 45�regardless of whether she is taking Enovid, or aspirin, or no drugs at all�will have an attack of thrombophlebitis.

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Several women in the U.S. and Britain have suffered from thrombophlebitis while taking norethynodrel,*and a few have died, said the British Medical Journal.

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That waspish Washington gibe reflected the cynicism, perhaps unfair, that greeted the news that this week the ex-President will finally enter a hospital for treatment of his thrombophlebitis.

From Time Magazine Archive

The eight-man expedition was pinned down in a ferocious blizzard high on K2, waiting to make an assault on the summit, when a team member named Art Gilkey developed thrombophlebitis, a life-threatening altitude-induced blood clot.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer