SINCE 1828
sclerotherapy
noun
sclero·ther·a·py
| \ ˌskler-ō-ˈther-ə-pē
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Definition of sclerotherapy
: the injection of a sclerosing agent (such as saline) into a varicose vein to produce inflammation and scarring which closes the lumen and is followed by shrinkage
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sclerotherapy
noun
sclero·ther·a·py
| \ ˌskler-ō-ˈther-ə-pē
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plural sclerotherapies
Medical Definition of sclerotherapy
: the injection of a sclerosing agent (as morrhuate sodium) into a varicose vein to produce inflammation and scarring which closes the lumen and is followed by shrinkage
also
: prolotherapy
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