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Definition of Sclerotherapy
1. Noun. (surgery) A treatment for varicose veins and hemorrhoids involving an injection of material into a blood vessel in order to make it harden and shrink ¹
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Medical Definition of Sclerotherapy
1. A procedure which involves the injection of a sclerosing agent (causes scarring) into varicose veins in the extremities. Sclerotherapy may also be performed in the oesophagus, using UGI endoscopy, in the treatment of oesophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis of the liver. (27 Sep 1997)
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