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Sclerosant

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sclerosant /scle·ro·sant/ (skle-ro´sant) sclerosing agent.

scle·ro·sant (skl

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n.

An injectable irritant that is used in the treatment of varicose veins and that causes inflammation and subsequent fibrosis, thus obliterating the lumen of the vein.

Sclerosant

An irritating solution that stops bleeding by hardening the blood or vein it is injected into.

Mentioned in: Sclerotherapy for Esophageal Varices

sclerosant

see sclerosing agents.

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