phlebologyn.
/flᵻˈbɒlədʒi/, U.S. /fləˈbɑlədʒi/ A branch of medical science dealing with the veins, now esp. with their diseases and treatment.
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the world > life > the body > study of body > study of vascular system > [noun]
angiology1649
angiography1731
phlebography1842
phlebology1842
1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Phlebology, the part of anatomy which treats of the veins.
1960 Amer. Heart Jrnl. 59 160 An international congress of phlebology will be held at Chambery, Savoie, France.
1989 Home Health Care Apr.–June 25/1 Louis Grondin is the western secretary of the Canadian Society of Phlebology, and is a practicing physician in Calgary.
Derivatives
phleboˈlogical adj. of or relating to phlebology.
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1893 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Phlebological, belonging to Phlebology.
1982 Phlebologie 35 363 The post-operative phlebological follow-up is often irregular or neglected.
1995 Dermatol. Surg. 21 328 This subpopulation of RLS [= restless legs syndrome] sufferers should be considered for phlebological evaluation and possible treatment before being consigned to chronic drug therapy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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