Phlebitis
/flɪˈbaɪtɪs/noun
Inflammation of a vein.
Did you know?The root behind *phlebitis* is the same Greek vein-word that gave us *phlebotomy*, the old medical practice of opening a vein—proof that words can carry the history of blood, healing, and ritual all at once.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
φλέψ (phléps), gen. φλεβός (phlebós)
“a vein”
Ancient Greek
Greek
-ῖτις (-îtis)
“a suffix used in disease names, especially inflammatory conditions”
Late Latin
Latin
phlebitis
“inflammation of a vein”
14th–17th Century
English
phlebitis
“medical term for inflammation of a vein”
Modern English
English
phlebitis
“inflammation of a vein”
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