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phlebotonic

phlebotonic adjective: affecting the tone of veins; that is, affecting the muscle tone of the smooth muscle in the walls of veins, thus influencing blood flow within the lumen.

Adjective

phlebotonic (comparative more phlebotonic, superlative most phlebotonic)

  1. Affecting the tone of veins; that is, affecting the muscle tone of the smooth muscle in the walls of veins, thus influencing blood flow within the lumen.
    Synonyms:
    venotonic

Noun

phlebotonic (plural phlebotonics)

  1. A substance (especially a drug) that is phlebotonic; a drug that modifies the tone of vein walls to treat venous insufficiency causing venous ulcers, hemorrhoids, or varicose veins.
    • Phlebotonics are a heterogeneous class of drugs used to treat haemorrhoidal disease in the less severe stages of first and second-degree haemorrhoids, and during the thrombosis episodes. Although their true mechanism of action has not been well established, they are associated with strengthening of...2012, Perera N, Liolitsa D, Iype S, Croxford A, Yassin M, Lang P, Ukaegbu O, van Issum C, “Phlebotonics for haemorrhoids”, in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, volume 15, number 8, →DOI...
    Synonyms:
    venotonic

Synonyms of phlebotonic

Forms of phlebotonic

Adjective
comparativemore phlebotonic
superlativemost phlebotonic
Noun
pluralphlebotonics

Origin of phlebotonic

From phlebo- + tonic.

Questions about phlebotonic

What does phlebotonic mean?
Phlebotonic means affecting the tone of veins; that is, affecting the muscle tone of the smooth muscle in the walls of veins, thus influencing blood flow within the lumen.
What part of speech is phlebotonic?
Phlebotonic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near phlebotonic in the dictionary

  1. phlebotomizes
  2. phlebotomizing
  3. phlebotomus
  4. phlebotomus fever
  5. phlebotomy
  6. phlebotonic
  7. phlebotonics
  8. phlebotoxic
  9. phleboviral
  10. phlebovirus
  11. phleboviruses

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