Phrase guide

varicose vein

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An abnormally swollen or dilated vein.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The medical condition of having such veins, especially in the legs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a vein that is permanently dilated; most common in the legs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vein, vena, venous blood vessel, varicosity

History

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Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: variça — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Chinese Mandarin: 靜脈曲張 /静脉曲张 (jìngmài qūzhāng) — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Czech: křečová žíla — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Dutch: spatader — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Dutch: krampader — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Faroese: æðraknútur — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Finnish: suonikohju — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • French: varice — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Galician: variz — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Galician: varices — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Galician: hedra — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • German: Krampfader — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • German: Varix — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Greek: κιρσός (kirsós) — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Ancient Greek: κιρσός (kirsós) — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Hungarian: visszér — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Hunsrik: Krampfoder — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Irish: féith bhorrtha — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Italian: vena varicosa — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Latin: varix — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Norman: veine varice — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Plautdietsch: Kraumpoda — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Polish: żylak — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Portuguese: variz — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Portuguese: varizes — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Russian: варико́зная ве́на (varikóznaja véna) — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Telugu: ఉబ్బుసిర (ubbusira) — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Turkish: varis — abnormally swollen or dilated vein
  • Arabic: الدوالي — medical condition
  • Catalan: varices — medical condition
  • Chinese Mandarin: 靜脈曲張 /静脉曲张 (jìngmài qūzhāng) — medical condition
  • Czech: křečové žíly — medical condition
  • Danish: åreknude — medical condition
  • Finnish: suonikohjutauti — medical condition
  • French: varices — medical condition
  • Galician: varices — medical condition
  • Galician: flebectasia — medical condition
  • German: Krampfadern — medical condition
  • Greek: κιρσός (kirsós) — medical condition
  • Ancient Greek: κιρσός (kirsós) — medical condition
  • Hungarian: visszérbetegség — medical condition
  • Irish: greabhán na gcos — medical condition
  • Japanese: 静脈瘤 (jōmyakuryū) — medical condition
  • Polish: żylak — medical condition
  • Russian: варико́зное расшире́ние вен (varikóznoje rasširénije ven) — medical condition
  • Russian: варико́зная боле́знь (varikóznaja boléznʹ) — medical condition
  • Swedish: åderbråck — medical condition
  • Telugu: ఉబ్బుసిరలు (ubbusiralu) — medical condition
  • Turkish: varis — medical condition