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• n  inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs)

• He had finally, of course, yielded and spent twelve days in Memorial in late September and early October for treatment of phlebitis, the painful inflammation of the veins in his .
• In about five percent of cases patients may develop infections or phlebitis.
• Mindszenty's health was at least one factor in Paul's strong plea for him to come to Rome; the Cardinal's feet are inflamed with phlebitis, and he walks only with difficulty.

News & Articles

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• Research and Markets: Phlebitis Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2013
  Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Phlebitis Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2013" repo
  Sept. 18, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Katherine Barber in Vancouver Sun
  Confusables like effect and affect are included, as are familiar words like hamadryad and phlebitis,said Barber, chief dictionary editor at Oxford in Toronto. "But unlike any other dictionary of hard words, this one favours Canadian...