Varicosity


noun, plural varicosities. Pathology.
1.
the state or condition of being varicose.
2.
varix (def 1).
noun (pathol) (pl) -ties
1.
the state, condition, or quality of being varicose
2.
an abnormally distended vein

varicosity var·i·cos·i·ty (vār’ĭ-kŏs’ĭ-tē)
n.

Varicosis.

A varicose enlargement or swelling.

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