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phlebotonics

phlebotonics is the plural of phlebotonic.

Meaning of phlebotonic

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

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Questions about phlebotonics

What is phlebotonics the plural of?
Phlebotonics is the plural of phlebotonic.

Words near phlebotonics in the dictionary

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

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