Disease or Syndrome
superficial thrombophlebitis
su·per·fi·cial throm·bo·phle·bi·tis [ soo-per-fish-uhl throm-boh-fli-bahy-tis ]
Definitions related to superficial thrombophlebitis:
  • Inflammation of a superficial vein associated with venous thrombosis (blood clot formation within the vein).
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • Thrombosis and inflammation of a superficial vein of the extremities. Symptoms include red discoloration and warmth of the skin and pain along the affected vein.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A disorder characterized by a blood clot and inflammation involving a superficial vein of the extremities.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
  • Superficial thrombophlebitis is a common inflammatory-thrombotic disorder in which a thrombus develops in a vein located near the surface of the skin. Most superficial veins that develop thrombosis also have phlebitis, in contrast to deep venous thrombosis, a sometimes asymptomatic condition in which phlebitis may be absent.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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