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; thrombo-, phlebitis

Example Sentences

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Many women who have never taken the pills, and who rarely take any drugs, suffer from thrombophlebitis.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

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