THROMBOPHLEBITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thrombophlebitis mean? 

• THROMBOPHLEBITIS (noun)
  The noun THROMBOPHLEBITIS has 1 sense:

1. phlebitis in conjunction with the formation of a blood clot (thrombus)

  Familiarity information: THROMBOPHLEBITIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THROMBOPHLEBITIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Phlebitis in conjunction with the formation of a blood clot (thrombus)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("thrombophlebitis" is a kind of...):

phlebitis (inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs))

 Context examples 

If the vein swells, the condition is called thrombophlebitis.

(Deep Vein Thrombosis, NIH)

Other signs and symptoms include arthritis, deep vein thrombosis and superficial thrombophlebitis.

(Behcet syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

C. fetus is an opportunistic microbe that causes bacteremia, thrombophlebitis, septicemia, and is a suspected pathogen in immunocompromised patients with gastrointestinal symptoms.

(Campylobacter fetus, NCI Thesaurus)

Rare chronic inflammatory disease involving the small blood vessels; of unknown etiology and characterized by mucocutaneous ulceration in the mouth and genital region and uveitis with hypopyon; the neuroocular form may cause blindness and death; synovitis, thrombophlebitis, gastrointestinal ulcerations, retinal vasculitis, and optic atrophy may occur as well.

(Behcet syndrome, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)