sclerosant

English

Etymology

From sclerose +‎ -ant.

Noun

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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