“venous insufficiency”

We have one entry that includes the term venous insufficiency.

chronic venous insufficiency

noun

: a condition in which the flow of blood from the legs to the heart is impaired chiefly as a result of weakened or damaged valves in the veins of the legs and that is characterized especially by edema, pain, and discoloration in the lower legs abbreviation CVI


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