Which term describes clot and inflammation in a blood vessel?

Which term describes clot and inflammation in a blood vessel?

• A. Thrombophlebitis
• B. Lymphedema
• C. Leukemia
• D. Arrhythmia

Answer: (A)

The concept here is a condition where a blood clot forms in a vein and the vein wall becomes inflamed. That combination is captured by thrombophlebitis, with thromb- meaning clot and phlebitis meaning inflammation of a vein. This explains why a clot inside a vessel comes with inflammatory changes in the vessel wall, often presenting along a superficial vein but it can occur deeper as well. The other terms describe different problems: lymphedema is swelling from lymphatic blockage, not a clot inside a blood vessel; leukemia is a cancer of blood-forming cells; arrhythmia refers to an abnormal heart rhythm.

The concept here is a condition where a blood clot forms in a vein and the vein wall becomes inflamed. That combination is captured by thrombophlebitis, with thromb- meaning clot and phlebitis meaning inflammation of a vein. This explains why a clot inside a vessel comes with inflammatory changes in the vessel wall, often presenting along a superficial vein but it can occur deeper as well.

The other terms describe different problems: lymphedema is swelling from lymphatic blockage, not a clot inside a blood vessel; leukemia is a cancer of blood-forming cells; arrhythmia refers to an abnormal heart rhythm.