Phlebothrombosis
[fleb-oh-throm-boh-sis] /ˌflɛb oʊ θrɒmˈboʊ sɪs/
noun, Pathology.
1.
the presence of a thrombus in a vein.
phlebothrombosis phleb·o·throm·bo·sis (flěb’ō-thrŏm-bō’sĭs)
n.
Thrombosis in a vein without primary inflammation.
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