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varix
var·ix
[
várriks
]
(
plural
var·i·ces
[
vérri sz
]
)
noun
Definition:
1.
swollen or knotted vein:
a swollen or knotted bodily vessel, especially a vein
2.
ridge on gastropod shell:
a ridge along the length of the shell of a gastropod mollusk
[
14th century. < Latin, "dilated vein, varicose vein"
]
var·i·ce·al
[
vèrri s əl
]
adjective
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var·i·ce·al [ vèrri s əl ] adjective
