Author: Glossary
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Phlebomyomatosis
Thickening of the tissue of a vein from an overgrowth of muscular fibers.
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Phlebometritis
Inflammation of uterine veins.
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Phlebomanometer
A device for the direct measurement of venous pressure.
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Phlebology
The science of veins and their diseases.
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Phlebolithiasis
The formation of phleboliths in veins.
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Sclerosing phlebitis
Phlebitis in which the veins become obstructed and hardened.
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Puerperal phlebitis
Venous inflammation following childbirth.
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Obliterative phlebitis
Phlebitis in which the lumen of a vein becomes permanently closed.
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Nodularis necrotisans phlebitis
Circumscribed inflammation of cutaneous veins resulting in nodules that ulcerate.
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Migrating phlebitis
A transitory phlebitis that appears in a portion of a vein and then clears up, only to reappear later in another location.