sclerotherapy
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scle·ro·ther·a·py
(sklē'rō-ther'ă-pē),Treatment involving the injection of a sclerosing solution into vessels or tissues.
Synonym(s): sclerosing therapy
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sclerotherapy
(sklîr′ō-thĕr′ə-pē)n.
Treatment, as for varicose veins, involving the injection of a sclerosing solution into vessels or tissues.
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sclerotherapy
The use of a sclerosing agent to induce fibrous obliteration of pathologic blood vessels–eg, hemorrhoids or esophageal varices. See Endoscopic sclerotherapy, Injection sclerotherapy.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
scle·ro·ther·a·py
(sklerō-thāră-pē)Treatment involving the injection of a sclerosing solution into vessels or tissues; commonly used for pediatric vascular and lymphatic malformations and adult hemorrhoids and varicose veins.
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sclerotherapy
A treatment for varicose veins in which the affected veins are injected with a solution that causes inflammation of the vein lining, clotting of the contained blood and closure of the vein.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
scle·ro·ther·a·py
(sklerō-thāră-pē)Treatment involving the injection of a sclerosing solution into vessels or tissues.
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