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var⋅i⋅cose

  [var-i-kohs]
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–adjective
1. abnormally or unusually enlarged or swollen: a varicose vein.
2. pertaining to or affected with varices, which often affect the superficial portions of the lower limbs.
Origin:
1720–30; < L varicōsus suffering from varicose veins. See varix, -ose 1
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var·i·cose   (vār'ĭ-kōs')   
adj.  

  1. Abnormally swollen or knotted: varicose veins.

  2. Relating to or causing unusual swelling.

  3. Resembling a varix on the surface of a shell.


[Latin varicōsus, from varix, varic-, swollen vein.]
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Word Origin & History

varicose 
1730, from L. varicosus "full of dilated veins," from varix (gen. varicis) "dilated vein," probably related to varus "blotch, pimple" (see vary).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: var·i·cose
Pronunciation: 'var-&-"kOs
Variant: also var·i·cosed /-"kOst/
Function:adjective
1 : abnormally swollen or dilated <varicose lymph vessels>
2 : affected with varicose veins varicoselegs>
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varicose var·i·cose (vār'ĭ-kōs')
adj.
Relating to, affected with, or characterized by varices or varicosis.

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