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• (throm-bo-fleh-BY-tis) Inflammation of a vein that occurs when a blood clot forms.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  thrombophlebitis. (n.d.). Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thrombophlebitis.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  thrombophlebitis. www.cancer.gov. Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thrombophlebitis (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "thrombophlebitis." Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thrombophlebitis.

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