phleb-, phlebo-, -phleb +
(Greek: vein, blood vessel; from the verb, phlein, "to flow")
septicophlebitis
Inflammation of a vein resulting from bacterial infection.
thrombophlebitis
1. Inflammation of a vein associated with thrombus formation.
2. Inflammation of a vein caused by or associated with the formation of a blood clot.
3. The presence of a thrombus (vascular obstruction) in a vein accompanied by inflammation of the vessel wall.
Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving "blood" word units:
angi-;
apheresis;
-emia;
hemo-;
hemoglobin-;
sangui-;
vas-;
vascul-.
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