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phlebectasis
phlebectasis n. 
/fləˈbɛktəsəs/ (also irregular†phlebectesis; plural phlebectases) [after scientific Latin phlebectasis (J. L. Alibert Nosologie naturelle (1817) I. 329)] = phlebectasia n.
Brit. /flᵻˈbɛktəsɪs/
, /flᵻˈbɛktəsɪs/U.S. /fliˈbɛktəsəs/
, /fliˈbɛktəsəs//fləˈbɛktəsəs/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > vascular disorders > [noun] > dilation > varicose veins
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varice?1541
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varicosity1839
phlebectasia1842
phlebectasis1848
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1848 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 7) Phlebectasia, Phlebectasis, dilatation of a vein, or of a portion of a vein.
1852 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. 1397/2 Phlebectesis may conveniently be divided into several forms.
1894 Lancet 10 Nov. 1100/1 From this history of physiological plethora and growth the evolution of tumours ought to be traced, as well as organic hypertrophy of the heart and some cases of valvular disease and phlebectasis.
1988 Cutis 42 518 Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita is an uncommon cutaneous vascular disorder characterized by persistent cutis marmorata, telangiectases, and phlebectases.
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