Meanings
adjectivephlebosclerotic (not comparable)
- not comparablemedicinePertaining to, characterized by, or affected with phlebosclerosis (pathological hardening of vein walls).
Origin
- Ancient Greekσκλήρωσις“hardening”
- Ancient Greekφλέψ“vein”
- Englishphlebosclerotic
From phlebosclerosis + -ic, itself from international scientific vocabulary components: • Ancient Greek φλέψ (phléps, “vein”) (stem: φλεβ- (phleb-)) + • Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis, “hardening”).
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phlebosclerotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlebosclerotic
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“phlebosclerotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlebosclerotic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phlebosclerotic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlebosclerotic.
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