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phlebitis

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phle·bi·tis /flɪˈbaɪtɪs/ noun [uncountable] medical  MIa condition in which there is swelling and roughness on the inside surface of a vein (=tube that carries blood through your body) 静脉炎
Origin phlebitis (1800-1900) Modern Latin Greek phleps vein
phle·bi·tis nounChineseSyllable


phlebitis
phlebitis /flɪˈbaɪtəs, flɪˈbaɪtɪs/ noun [uncountable] medical
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Modern Latin
 Origin: Greek phleps 'vein'
a condition in which there is swelling and roughness on the inside surface of a vein (=tube that carries blood through your body)


phle·bitisBrE /fləˈbaɪtɪs/ 🔊NAmE /fləˈbaɪtɪs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (medical 医学) a condition in which the walls of a vein become sore and swollen 静脉炎