sclerotherapy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A treatment for varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and ulcers involving an injection of material into a blood vessel to make it harden and shrink.

Word forms

sclerotherapy sclerotherapies

Etymology

From sclero- + therapy.

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