sclerotherapy

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noun

A treatment for varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and ulcers involving an injection of material into a blood vessel to make it harden and shrink.

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Meanings

nounsclerotherapy (countable and uncountable, plural sclerotherapies)

plural sclerotherapies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA treatment for varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and ulcers involving an injection of material into a blood vessel to make it harden and shrink.

Origin

From sclero- + therapy.

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APA

sclerotherapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerotherapy

MLA

“sclerotherapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerotherapy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sclerotherapy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerotherapy.

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