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var⋅ix

  [vair-iks]
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–noun, plural var⋅i⋅ces  [vair-uh-seez] .
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.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L: varicose vein
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var·ix   (vār'ĭks)   
n.   pl. var·i·ces (-ĭ-sēz')

  1. An abnormally dilated or swollen vein, artery, or lymph vessel.

  2. One of the longitudinal ridges on the surface of a gastropod shell.


[Latin, swollen vein.]
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Main Entry: var·ix
Pronunciation: 'var-iks
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural var·i·ces /'var-&-"sEz/
: an abnormally dilated and lengthened vein, artery, or lymph vessel; especially : VARICOSE VEIN
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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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