metrophlebitis

metrophlebitis
Inflammation of the uterine veins usually following childbirth. [metro- + G. phleps, vein, + -itis, inflammation]

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me·tro·phle·bi·tis (me″tro-flə-biґtis) [metro- + phlebo- + -itis] inflammation of the veins of the uterus.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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