phlebosclerosis

[ fleb-oh-skli-roh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. sclerosis, or hardening, of the walls of veins.

phlebosclerosis

/ ˌflɛbəʊsklɪˈrəʊsɪs /

noun

1. pathol hardening and loss of elasticity of the veins Also calledvenosclerosis

Word History and Origins

Origin of phlebosclerosis¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; phlebo- + sclerosis

Example Sentences

Phlebosclerosis not infrequently occurs with arteriosclerosis.

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