"sclerotherapy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sclerotherapies [plural]
Etymology: sclero- + therapy Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sclero|therapy}} sclero- + therapy Head templates: {{en-noun}} sclerotherapy (plural sclerotherapies)
  1. (surgery) A treatment for varicose veins and hemorrhoids involving an injection of material into a blood vessel in order to make it harden and shrink Wikipedia link: sclerotherapy Categories (topical): Surgery Related terms: sclerosis
    Sense id: en-sclerotherapy-en-noun-84HHnKdB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sclero- Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

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