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sclerotherapy
noun sclero·ther·a·py \ˌskler-ō-ˈther-ə-pē\
Definition of SCLEROTHERAPY
: the injection of a sclerosing agent (as saline) into a varicose vein to produce inflammation and scarring which closes the lumen and is followed by shrinkage
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First Known Use of SCLEROTHERAPY
1944
Medical Dictionary
sclerotherapy
noun sclero·ther·a·py \ˌskler-ō-ˈther-ə-pē\
plural sclero·ther·a·pies
Medical Definition of SCLEROTHERAPY
: the injection of a sclerosing agent (as morrhuate sodium) into a varicose vein to produce inflammation and scarring which closes the lumen and is followed by shrinkage; also : prolotherapy
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