sclerotherapy

scle·ro·ther·a·py

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skleer-uh-ther-uh-pee, skler-]
- /ˌsklɪər əˈθɛr ə pi, ˌsklɛr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skleer-uh-ther-uh-pee, skler-]
- /ˌsklɪər əˈθɛr ə pi, ˌsklɛr-/

Definition of sclerotherapy word

noun sclerotherapy Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration. 1

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Origin of sclerotherapy

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; sclero- + therapy

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A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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