PHLEBITIS


Meaning of PHLEBITIS in English

[ flɪ'bʌɪtɪs ]

■ noun Medicine inflammation of the walls of a vein.

Derivatives

phlebitic adjective

Origin

C19: mod. L., from Gk, from phleps , phleb- 'vein'.

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