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phlebosclerotic

/ˌflɛboʊsklɪəˈɹɒtɪk/

phlebosclerotic adjective: pertaining to, characterized by, or affected with phlebosclerosis (pathological hardening of vein walls).

Adjective

phlebosclerotic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to, characterized by, or affected with phlebosclerosis (pathological hardening of vein walls).

Origin of phlebosclerotic

From phlebosclerosis + -ic, itself from international scientific vocabulary components: • Ancient Greek φλέψ (phléps, “vein”) (stem: φλεβ- (phleb-)) + • Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis, “hardening”).

Questions about phlebosclerotic

What does phlebosclerotic mean?
Phlebosclerotic means pertaining to, characterized by, or affected with phlebosclerosis (pathological hardening of vein walls).
What part of speech is phlebosclerotic?
Phlebosclerotic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce phlebosclerotic?
Phlebosclerotic is pronounced /ˌflɛboʊsklɪəˈɹɒtɪk/.

Words near phlebosclerotic in the dictionary

  1. phlebomegaly
  2. phleborheographic
  3. phleborheography
  4. phleborrhagia
  5. phlebosclerosis
  6. phlebosclerotic
  7. phleboscope
  8. phleboscopes
  9. phlebostasis
  10. phlebostatic
  11. phlebotamine

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