Phlebitis is caused by enlarged veins near the surface of the skin.
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Phlebitis
//flɪˈbaɪtɪs//
Synonyms for "phlebitis" (132 found)
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17 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- флебит noun (inflammation of vein)
Catalan
1 entries- flebitis noun (inflammation of vein)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 靜脈炎 /静脉炎 noun (inflammation of vein)
Czech
1 entries- flebitida noun (inflammation of vein)
Finnish
2 entries- flebiitti noun (inflammation of vein)
- laskimotulehdus noun (inflammation of vein)
French
1 entries- phlébite noun (inflammation of vein)
Galician
1 entries- flebite noun (inflammation of vein)
German
2 entries- Phlebitis noun (inflammation of vein)
- Venenentzündung noun (inflammation of vein)
Irish
1 entries- fleibíteas noun (inflammation of vein)
Italian
1 entries- flebite noun (inflammation of vein)
Portuguese
1 entries- flebite noun (inflammation of vein)
Russian
1 entries- флебит noun (inflammation of vein)
Spanish
1 entries- flebitis noun (inflammation of vein)
Welsh
2 entries- fflebitis noun (inflammation of vein)
- gwythïenwst noun (inflammation of vein)
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In aggravated cases, when the patient is suffering pain, when his occupation is interfered with by repeated attacks of phlebitis, or when there are large pouches on the veins, operative treatment is called for.
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