thrombophlebitis
[ throm-boh-fli-bahy-tis ]
/ ˌθrɒm boʊ flɪˈbaɪ tɪs /
noun Pathology.
the presence of a thrombus in a vein accompanied by inflammation of the vessel wall.
Compare
phlebothrombosis.
Words nearby thrombophlebitis
thrombolytic,
thrombon,
thrombopathy,
thrombopenia,
thrombophilia,
thrombophlebitis,
thrombophlebitis migrans,
thromboplastic,
thromboplastid,
thromboplastin,
thrombopoiesis
British Dictionary definitions for thrombophlebitis
thrombophlebitis
/ (ˌθrɒmbəʊflɪˈbaɪtɪs) /
noun
inflammation of a vein associated with the formation of a thrombus
Medical definitions for thrombophlebitis
thrombophlebitis
[ thrŏm′bō-flĭ-bī′tĭs ]
n.
Inflammation of a vein caused by or associated with the formation of a blood clot.