metrophlebitis

metrophlebitis

 [me″tro-flĕ-bi´tis]

inflammation of the uterine veins.

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me·tro·phle·bi·tis

(mē'trō-flĕ-bī'tis),

Inflammation of the uterine veins usually following childbirth.

[metro- + G. phleps, vein, + -itis, inflammation]

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me·tro·phle·bi·tis

(mē'trō-flĕ-bī'tis)

Inflammation of the uterine veins, usually following childbirth.

[metro- + G. phleps, vein, + -itis, inflammation]

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