sclerosant

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English

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Etymology

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From sclerose +‎ -ant.

Noun

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sclerosant (countable and uncountable, plural sclerosants)

  1. A fluid used for sclerosing.
    1. Especially, a medication used in sclerotherapy.
      Coordinate terms: hemostatic, coagulant
      • 2009 September 10, Camille Sweeney, “Removing the Web of Spider Veins”, in New York Times[1]:
        And the solution used in the injections, or sclerosant, can be customized to the color, depth and thickness of a particular patient’s spider veins.

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