- peripylephlebitis
- Inflammation of the tissues around the portal vein. [peri- + G. pyle, gate, + phleps, vein, + -itis, inflammation]
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peri·py·le·phle·bi·tis (per″e-pi″le-flə-biґtis) [peri- + pylephlebitis] inflammation of the tissue about the portal vein.
Medical dictionary. 2011.