ɪks noun, plural var·i·ces 
[vair-uh-seez] .
[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; Middle English < Latin: varicose vein
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: varicose vein
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| —n , pl varices | |
| pathol | |
| a. See varicose veins a tortuous dilated vein | |
| b. arterial varix, Also called: varix lymphaticus a similar condition affecting an artery or lymphatic vessel | |
| [C15: from Latin] | |
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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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