Definition of Phlebolith. Meaning of Phlebolith. Synonyms of Phlebolith

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Definition of Phlebolith

Phlebolith
Phlebolite Phleb"o*lite, Phlebolith Phleb"o*lith, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a vein + -lite, -lith.] (Med.) A small calcareous concretion formed in a vein; a vein stone.

Meaning of Phlebolith from wikipedia

- A phlebolith is a small local, usually rounded, calcification within a vein. These are very common in the veins of the lower part of the pelvis, and they...
- [citation needed] It is ****ociated with multiple cavernous hemangioma and phlebolith. Lymphangiomas may also be apparent. Maffucci syndrome is most commonly...
- Infarcts may undergo D.C. Thrombi, especially in veins, may produce phleboliths. Haematomas in the vicinity of bones may undergo D.C. Dead parasites...
- calculi (tonsilloliths). Calculi in the veins are called venous calculi (phleboliths). Calculi in the skin, such as in sweat glands, are not common but occasionally...
- Bilateral kidney stones can be seen on this KUB radiograph. There are phleboliths in the pelvis, which can be misinterpreted as bladder stones. Axial CT...
- in diffuse axonal injury, superficial siderosis, thrombosed aneurysm, phleboliths in vascular lesions, and some forms of calcification. T2*-weighted GRE...
- thrombosed (blocked) capillaries in the periodontal ligament (i.e. a phlebolith) Microtrauma to Sharpey's fibres causes small ****ules of cementum or...