thrombophlebitis
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˌθrɑːmboʊfləˈbaɪtɪs/
- Specialized
:
tromboflebitis
- These findings suggest that doctors do not generally regard a history of superficial thrombophlebitis as a contraindication to HRT.
- superficial thrombophlebitis
- history of thrombophlebitis
Examples
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However, a significantly higher proportion of cases than controls reported a history of thrombophlebitis (Table 1).
Academic text (1999) -
Higher proportions of cases than controls reported histories of varicose veins and superficial thrombophlebitis, whereas a lower proportion were classified in the higher socioeconomic groups.
Academic text (1999) -
The truth is that poor guy had a history of thrombophlebitis.
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Dr. Rodman had told her she might have to be here a week or more; thrombophlebitis is a serious condition.
Fiction book (1993) -
Our results did not change substantially when women with a history of thrombophlebitis were omitted from the analysis.
Academic text (1999) -
From this time, however, the risk of such clotting disorders as thrombophlebitis worsens.
Academic text (1995) -
Treatment prescribed for past episodes of thrombophlebitis included antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs rather than anticoagulants, which suggests that the thrombophlebitis was superficial rather than deep.
Academic text (1999) -
The British National Formulary 6 states that the evidence of an increased thrombotic risk associated with HRT is questionable, but lists active thrombophlebitis or thromboembolic disorders as contraindications to treatment.
Academic text (1999) -
We present the case of a patient with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia involving the temporal bone that became complicated by cholesteatoma and thrombophlebitis of the left transverse and sigmoid sinuses.
Academic text (2008) -
After taking oral estrogen for two years, I developed thrombophlebitis in my right leg.
How Severe
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
4
9.6
- Specialized
53
3.7
21
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Thrombophlebitis joins thrombo- ('clot') and phlebo- ('vein') with -itis ('inflammation'), so it pictures a blood clot in a vein that causes pain and swelling.