GC: n

S: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/phlebitis/article_em.htm (last access: 12 June 2015); DORLAND p. 1923.

N: 1. 1820, medical Latin, from phlebo- (word-forming element in medicine meaning “vein,” from Greek phlebo-, comb. form of phleps “vein,” of uncertain origin) + -itis (“inflammation”).
2. The condition is marked by infiltration of the coats of the vein and the formation of a thrombus.

S: 1. OED – http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=phlebitis (last access: 12 June 2015). 2. GDT.

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CR: vein