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Definition of: phlebitis
(fli·bī′tis) noun Pathol.
Inflammation of the inner membrane of a vein. [<NL <Gk. phleps, phlebos a vein + -itis -ITIS]
—phle·bit′ic (-bit′ik) adjective
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