"sclerotherapy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sclerotherapies [plural]
Etymology: From sclero- + therapy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sclero|therapy}} sclero- + therapy Head templates: {{en-noun}} sclerotherapy (plural sclerotherapies)
  1. (surgery) A treatment for varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and ulcers 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: sclerosant, sclerosis, ablation, obliteration

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