1872, from thrombo- + phlebitis.
before vowels thromb-, word-forming element meaning "blood clot," from combining form of Greek thrombos "clot of blood" (see thrombus).
"inflammation of a vein," 1820, medical Latin, from phlebo- "vein" + -itis "inflammation."
updated on January 29, 2014
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