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1913
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Phlebitis
‖
Phle-bi′tis
,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
φλέψ
,
φλεβός
, a vein +
-itis
.]
(Med.)
Inflammation of a vein.
Definition
2024
phlebitis
phlebitis
English
Noun
phlebitis
(
plural
phlebitides
)
(
pathology
)
Inflammation of a
vein
, usually in the legs.
Translations
inflammation of vein
Chinese:
Mandarin:
Czech:
flebitida
f
Finnish:
laskimotulehdus
,
flebiitti
(fi)
French:
phlébite
(fr)
f
Galician:
flebite
(gl)
f
Russian:
Derived terms
phlebitic
thrombophlebitis
Etymology
From
phleb(o)-
+
-itis
.
Pronunciation
(
UK
)
IPA
(key)
:
/flᵻˈbʌɪtᵻs/
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