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Abstract
Inflammation of a vein, often a vein in the leg. Phlebitis associated with a blood clot is called (THROMBOPHLEBITIS).
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3 entry terms
- Phlebitides
- Periphlebitis
- Periphlebitides
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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do not coordinate with LEG; THROMBOPHLEBITIS is also available
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History Note
PERIPHLEBITIS was heading 1963-83
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Phlebitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010689. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010689
- Phlebitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlebitis
- Phlebitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1423167