sclerotherapy
1
8.3
- noun
- /ˌsklɪərəˈθɛrəpi/
- Specialized
- During the consultation, the doctor explained that sclerotherapy could help eliminate my spider veins.
- sclerotherapy injection
- sclerotherapy with ethanol
Examples
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Sclerotherapy with ethanol has proved to be a successful treatment modality for these lesions, as demonstrated in this study of 57 patients.
Academic text (1998) -
Although none of the patients demonstrated lesion resolution, all treated patients demonstrated a reduction in venous vascular malformation size following sclerotherapy or surgery.
Academic text (1998) -
The third patient who did not receive sclerotherapy also was not treated because his lesion was too extensive.
Academic text (1998) -
We performed surgery in addition to ethanol sclerotherapy in 11 patients.
Academic text (1998) -
Treatment options include compression, sclerotherapy, embolization, and resection.
Academic text (2008) -
Variceal bleeding was treated with sclerotherapy, and medical treatment was discontinued when varices appeared to have gone.
Academic text (1996) -
Sclerotherapy ideally results in venous vascular malformation fibrosis and contraction of the lesion.
Academic text (1998) -
The standard way to zap veins is sclerotherapy, an injection that irritates the vessels, causing them to shut down.
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After undergoing sclerotherapy, many patients notice a significant reduction in the appearance of their veins.
How Invasive
- Specialized
1
8.3
- Specialized
1
8.6
- Specialized
1
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
sclerotherapy = therapy + sclero (semi-transparent) = sclero + therapy
The relation to the base 'therapy' is clear (it is a form of therapy), but the combining form 'sclero-' (meaning 'hard') is technical and unfamiliar to average learners, so the medical procedure's specific meaning is not fully derivable.
Etymology
Sclerotherapy comes from Greek parts scler- 'hard' and -therapy 'treatment'. A helpful image is that doctors inject a solution that makes a small vein hard and shrink so it disappears, which is why the name fits the treatment.