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phlebotoxic

phlebotoxic adjective: being toxic or causing harm to veins.

Adjective

phlebotoxic (comparative more phlebotoxic, superlative most phlebotoxic)

  1. Being toxic or causing harm to veins.

Forms of phlebotoxic

comparativemore phlebotoxic
superlativemost phlebotoxic

Origin of phlebotoxic

From phlebo- + toxic.

Questions about phlebotoxic

What does phlebotoxic mean?
Phlebotoxic means being toxic or causing harm to veins.
What part of speech is phlebotoxic?
Phlebotoxic is an adjective.

Words near phlebotoxic in the dictionary

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

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