phlebitis

noun

phle·​bi·​tis fli-ˈbī-təs How to pronounce phlebitis (audio)
: inflammation of a vein

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Patients at the town spa come to treat rheumatism and phlebitis. — Bob Morris, Town & Country, 3 May 2018 Risk factors can include blood clots, vein inflammation known as phlebitis or being overweight. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025 On a more serious note, over time swelling can lead to inflammation (phlebitis) and painful and debilitating ulcers. — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 11 May 2023 But Klein told the outlets his late partner had phlebitis, a condition the Mayo Clinic describes as a blood clot to form and block one or more veins, often in the legs. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025 Klein shared that the Swiss socialite died from phlebitis, or thrombophlebitis, a condition that causes a blood clot to form and block one or more veins, often in the legs, according to the Mayo Clinic. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025 Lloyd Klein, who was in a two-decade relationship with the Swiss native, told People that Wildenstein suffered from phlebitis, or the inflammation of a vein, prior to her death Tuesday in Paris. — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025 Biden's battle with cancer parallels former president Richard Nixon's near-fatal bout of phlebitis just after his August 9, 1974, resignation over the Watergate scandal. — Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025

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First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of phlebitis was in 1826

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phlebitis

noun
phle·​bi·​tis fli-ˈbīt-əs How to pronounce phlebitis (audio)
plural phlebitides -ˈbit-ə-ˌdēz How to pronounce phlebitis (audio)
: inflammation of a vein

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