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varix

var·ix [ várriks ] (plural var·i·ces [ vérri sz ])


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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