| phlebitis | <pathology> Inflammation of a vein. The condition is marked by infiltration of the coats of the vein and the formation of a thrombus. The disease is attended by oedema, stiffness and pain in the affected part and in the septic variety by pyaemic symptoms. Origin: Gr. Phlebos = vein. (11 Jun 1998) |
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| puerperal phlebitis | An extreme edematous swelling of the leg following childbirth, due to thrombosis of the iliofemoral veins. Synonym: leukophlegmasia dolens, milk leg, puerperal phlebitis, thrombotic phlegmasia, white leg. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| septic phlebitis | Inflammation of a vein due to bacterial infection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sinus phlebitis | Inflammation of a cerebral sinus. (05 Mar 2000) |