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varicose

var·i·cose [ várri kss ] or var·i·cosed [ várri kst ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. medicine swollen: swollen, knotted, or distended to a greater extent than normal

2. medicine with varicose veins: affected with or having varicose veins

3. medicine producing swelling: relating to or producing swelling

4. zoology ridged like gastropod shell: resembling a small longitudinal ridge varix on the shell of some gastropods

[15th century. < Latin varicosus< varix "dilated vein, varicose vein"]
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