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Definition of
phlebitis adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
phlebitis
adjective
noun
adjective
NAmE
/
/
fləˈbaɪt̮əs
/
/
noun
[
uncountable
]
(
medical
)
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a condition in which the walls of a
vein
become sore and swollen
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phlebitis
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