thrombophlebitis
noun
throm·bo·phle·bi·tis
ˌthräm-bō-fli-ˈbī-təs 
: inflammation of a vein with formation of a thrombus
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Septic thrombophlebitis, deep-vein thrombosis.
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Sarah Stewart Johnson, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2020
The study, published Tuesday in the BMJ, also found an association between exposure to this form of pollution and the risk of hospitalization for Parkinson's disease, diabetes, thrombophlebitis and thromboembolism.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 27 Nov. 2019
Or the hypercoagulable state that led to the thrombophlebitis?
—Scientific American, 24 July 2017
Sarah Stewart Johnson, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2020
The study, published Tuesday in the BMJ, also found an association between exposure to this form of pollution and the risk of hospitalization for Parkinson's disease, diabetes, thrombophlebitis and thromboembolism.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 27 Nov. 2019
Or the hypercoagulable state that led to the thrombophlebitis?
—Scientific American, 24 July 2017
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
1873, in the meaning defined above
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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
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