静脉炎 jìngmàiyán phlebitis Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 静脉 靜脈 jìngmài vein A blood vessel that carries blood from parts of the body back to the heart; functions in contrast to the 动脉 dòngmài.炎 yán noun inflammation (bound form) inflammation; infection; often used as a suffix for medical conditions ending in "-itis"