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phlebitis

/flɪˈbaɪtɪs/

phlebitis noun: inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs.

Noun

phlebitis (plural phlebitides)

  1. Inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs.

phlebitis meaning in Tamil

phlebitis in Tamil

இரத்தச் சிரை அழற்சி, சிரை அழற்சி, சிரையழற்சி

Forms of phlebitis

pluralphlebitides

Origin of phlebitis

From phleb(o)- + -itis.

Words formed from phlebitis

Questions about phlebitis

What does phlebitis mean?
Phlebitis means inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs.
What is phlebitis in Tamil?
Phlebitis in Tamil is இரத்தச் சிரை அழற்சி, சிரை அழற்சி, சிரையழற்சி. See Phlebitis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phlebitis?
Phlebitis is a noun.
How do you pronounce phlebitis?
Phlebitis is pronounced /flɪˈbaɪtɪs/.
What is the plural of phlebitis?
The plural of phlebitis is phlebitides.

Words near phlebitis in the dictionary

  1. phlebectomies
  2. phlebectomy
  3. phlebioid
  4. phlebitic
  5. phlebitides
  6. phlebitis
  7. phlebo-
  8. phlebobranch
  9. phlebobranchs
  10. phlebogram
  11. phlebograms

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phlebitis (page history and authors); phlebitis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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