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phlebosclerosis

[fleb-oh-skli-roh-sis]

phleb·o·scle·ro·sis

[fleb-oh-skli-roh-sis]
noun Pathology.
sclerosis, or hardening, of the walls of veins.

Origin:
1895–1900; phlebo- + sclerosis
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phlebosclerosis (ˌflɛbəʊsklɪˈrəʊsɪs)
 
n
pathol Also called: venosclerosis hardening and loss of elasticity of the veins

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phlebosclerosis phleb·o·scle·ro·sis (flěb'ō-sklə-rō'sĭs)
n.
The thickening or hardening of the walls of a vein. Also called venosclerosis.

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