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phlebectasia
phlebectasia n. 
/ˌflɛbɛkˈteɪʒə/, /ˌflɛbɛkˈteɪʒ(i)ə/ [after scientific Latin phlebectasia (1839 or earlier).] abnormal dilatation of a vein or veins; an instance or type of this; a varix; a venous aneurysm.
Brit. /ˌflɛbɛkˈteɪzɪə/
, /ˌflɛbɛkˈteɪzɪə//ˌflɛbɛkˈteɪʒə/U.S. /ˌflibɛkˈteɪʒ(i)ə/
, /ˌflibɛkˈteɪʒ(i)ə//ˌflɛbɛkˈteɪʒ(i)ə/ΘΚΠ
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varicosity1839
phlebectasia1842
phlebectasis1848
phlebectasy1858
1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Phlebectasia,..dilatation of a vein, or a portion of a vein.
1872 B. Baehr Sci. Therapeutics 439 In all such cases, phlebectasia is of a secondary character.
1970 Jrnl. Amer. Geriatric Soc. 18 31 (title) The phlebectasias of old age—incidence and diagnostic importance.
1996 Jrnl. Clin. Gastroenterol. 22 215/1 Our case report..highlights that phlebectasia should be considered as a cause of gastrointestinal bleeding.
2004 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 188 622/1 Phlebectasias are described as fusiform and aneurysms as saccular. However, these terms are often used as synonyms.
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