Medical Dictionary

thrombophlebitis

noun throm·bo·phle·bi·tis \-fli-ˈbīt-əs\
plural throm·bo·phle·bit·i·des \-ˈbit-ə-ˌdēz\

Medical Definition of THROMBOPHLEBITIS

:  inflammation of a vein with formation of a thrombus—compare phlebothrombosis

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