phlebology

noun

phle·​bol·​o·​gy fli-ˈbä-lə-jē 

: a branch of medicine concerned with the veins

phlebologist

fli-ˈbä-lə-jist 

noun

plural phlebologists

… a phlebologist and medical director of the Vein Clinics of America in Kansas City, said his center could treat small and large varicose veins nonsurgically on an outpatient basis.

—James A. Fussell

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

circa 1839, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

phlebology

noun

phle·​bol·​o·​gy fli-ˈbäl-ə-jē 

plural phlebologies

: a branch of medicine concerned with the veins