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81phlebosclerosis — /fleb oh skli roh sis/, n. Pathol. sclerosis, or hardening, of the walls of veins. [1895 1900; PHLEBO + SCLEROSIS] * * * …
82phlebothrombosis — /fleb oh throm boh sis/, n. Pathol. the presence of a thrombus in a vein. Cf. thrombophlebitis. [1890 95; < NL; see PHLEBO , THROMBOSIS] * * * ▪ pathology formation of a blood clot in a vein that is not inflamed. Inactivity, such as bed… …
83phlebotome — /fleb euh tohm /, n. a cutting instrument used for phlebotomy. [PHLEBO + TOME] * * * …
84phlebotomus fever — /fleuh bot euh meuhs/, Pathol. See sandfly fever. [1920 25; < NL Phlebotomus genus name of the sandfly < Gk phlebotómos vein cutting (referring to instruments for letting blood); see PHLEBO , TOME] * * * …
85phlebotomy — /fleuh bot euh mee/, n., pl. phlebotomies. Med. the act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood as a therapeutic measure; venesection; bleeding. [1350 1400; earlier flebotomye, phlebothomy ( < MF flebotomie) < ML phlebotomia, LL < Gk… …
86Phlebitis — Inflammation of a vein. With phlebitis, there is infiltration of the walls of the vein and, usually, the formation of a clot (thrombus) in the vein (thrombophlebitis). Phlebitis in a leg, for example, will cause the leg to swell with edema fluid… …
87Prefixes, medical — Medical words are often put together, cobbled from two or more building blocks. Among these building blocks are the prefixes. Examples of prefixes used in medicine include: {{}}a : Prefix much employed in the health sciences indicating “not,… …
88metrophlebitis — Inflammation of the uterine veins usually following childbirth. [metro + G. phleps, vein, + itis, inflammation] * * * me·tro·phle·bi·tis (me″tro flə biґtis) [metro + phlebo + itis] inflammation of the veins of the uterus …
89phlebalgia — Pain originating in a vein. [phlebo + G. algos, pain] * * * phle·bal·gia (flə balґjə) [phleb + algia] pain in a vein or varix …
90phlebectasia — Vasodilation of the veins. SYN: venectasia. [phlebo + G. ektasis, a stretching] * * * phleb·ec·ta·sia .flēb .ek tā zh(ē )ə n dilation of a vein: VARICOSITY (1), VARICOSIS * * * phleb·ec·ta·sia (fleb″ek taґzhə) [phleb + ectasia]… …
