* Root: "phleb" (meaning vein)
* Suffix: "-itis" (meaning inflammation)
There is no prefix in this word.
Therefore, "phlebitis" literally means "inflammation of a vein".
* Root: "phleb" (meaning vein)
* Suffix: "-itis" (meaning inflammation)
There is no prefix in this word.
Therefore, "phlebitis" literally means "inflammation of a vein".