Varix
noun, plural varices
[vair-uh-seez] /ˈvɛər əˌsiz/ (Show IPA)
1.
Also called varicosity. Pathology. a permanent abnormal dilation and lengthening of a vein, usually accompanied by some tortuosity; a varicose vein.
2.
Zoology. a ridgelike mark or scar on the surface of a shell at a former position of the lip of the aperture.
noun (pl) varices (ˈværɪˌsiːz)
1.
(pathol)
a tortuous dilated vein See varicose veins
Also called arterial varix, varix lymphaticus. a similar condition affecting an artery or lymphatic vessel
varix var·ix (vār’ĭks)
n. pl. var·i·ces (-ĭ-sēz’)
An abnormally dilated or swollen vein, artery, or lymph vessel.
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