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Phlebitis   /fləbˈaɪtɪs/   Listen
Phlebitis

noun
1.
Inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs).



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"Phlebitis" Quotes from Famous Books



... man with otitis Who was told it was chronic arthritis; On the sixth operation, Without hesitation They said that he died of phlebitis. ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, October 31, 1917 • Various
... Jacqueline expressed an opinion, the woman went her own way: and if Jacqueline tried to argue, in the end she always found that she knew nothing at all about it. She had never really recovered from the birth of the child: a slight attack of phlebitis had dragged her down, and as she had to lie still for several weeks she worried and worried: she was feverish, and her mind went on and on indefinitely beating out ...
— Jean-Christophe Journey's End • Romain Rolland


Words linked to "Phlebitis" :   inflammation, rubor, redness


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