phlebosclerotic
English
Etymology
From phlebosclerosis + -ic, itself from international scientific vocabulary components:
• Ancient Greek φλέψ (phléps, “vein”) (stem: φλεβ- (phleb-)) +
• Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis, “hardening”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌflɛboʊsklɪəˈɹɒtɪk/
Adjective
phlebosclerotic (not comparable)
- (pathology) Pertaining to, characterized by, or affected with phlebosclerosis (pathological hardening of vein walls).[2][3][4]
Related terms
- phlebosclerosis (noun)
- phlebo- (prefix)
- sclerotic (adjective)
- sclerosis (noun)
- arteriosclerotic (analogous term for arteries)
- venosclerotic (less common synonym)
References
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedwiktionary - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Phlebosclerosis". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2025‑08‑02 from https://www.dictionary.com/browse/phlebosclerosis.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tzogias, L., Labropoulos, N. (2011). "Distribution and clinical impact of phlebosclerosis". International Angiology, 30(3), 212–220. PMID: 21617604.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ren, S.-Y., Qian, S.-Y., Gao, R.-D. (2023). "Phlebosclerosis: an overlooked complication of varicose veins that affects clinical outcome". World Journal of Clinical Cases, 11(35), 8404–8410.