Medical Terminology / Unit 7 MedTerm 0407 short lesson, about 20 seconds
phleb/o: Vein
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The idea
The combining form phleb slash o also names a vein, and comes from Greek.
In practice
Phlebitis is inflammation of a vein.
Where people slip
Ven slash o is Latin and phleb slash o is Greek. Terms take one or the other by convention.
Your place on the trail
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