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sclerotherapy

Syllabification: (scle·ro·ther·a·py)
Definition of sclerotherapy

noun

Medicine
  • the treatment of varicose blood vessels by the injection of an irritant that causes inflammation, coagulation of blood, and narrowing of the blood vessel wall.

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