phle‧bi‧tis /flɪˈbaɪtəs, flɪˈbaɪtɪs/
noun [uncountable] medical[
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: Greek phleps 'vein']
a condition in which there is swelling and roughness on the inside surface of a
vein (=tube that carries blood through your body) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲