thrombophlebitis

noun

throm·bo·phle·bi·tis | \ ˌthräm-bō-fli-ˈbī-təs

Definition of thrombophlebitis

: inflammation of a vein with formation of a thrombus

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Or the hypercoagulable state that led to the thrombophlebitis? — Scientific American, "Readers Respond to the April 2017 Issue," 24 July 2017

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thrombophlebitis

noun

throm·bo·phle·bi·tis | \ -fli-ˈbīt-əs

plural thrombophlebitides\ -ˈbit-ə-ˌdēz

: inflammation of a vein with formation of a thrombus — compare phlebothrombosis