phlebologist

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English

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Etymology

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From phlebology +‎ -ist.

Noun

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phlebologist (plural phlebologists)

  1. One who works in the field of phlebology; a vein specialist.
    • 2009 September 10, Camille Sweeney, “Removing the Web of Spider Veins”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      The blood branches out into the tissue and forms little points and patterns of discoloration,” said Dr. Luis Navarro, a phlebologist (vein specialist) and the medical director of the Vein Treatment Center in Manhattan, who treated Ms. Homa.
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