sclerotherapy

[ skleer-uh-ther-uh-pee, skler- ]
/ ˌsklɪər əˈθɛr ə pi, ˌsklɛr- /

noun

Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.

Origin of sclerotherapy

First recorded in 1940–45; sclero- + therapy

Medical definitions for sclerotherapy

sclerotherapy
[ sklîr′ō-thĕrə-pē ]

n.

Treatment, as for varicose veins, involving the injection of a sclerosing solution into vessels or tissues.