WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
phlebo-, 
  1. a combining form meaning "vein,'' used in the formation of compound words:phlebosclerosis.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] phleb-. 
  • Greek, combining form of phléps vein

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
phlebo-, (before a vowel) phleb- combining form
  1. indicating a vein: phlebotomy
Etymology: from Greek phleps, phleb- vein
'phlebo-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
phlebitis - fleam - phlebogram - phlebograph - phlebography - phlebology - phlebosclerosis - phlebothrombosis - phlebotome - phlebotomus fever - phlebotomy

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