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noun
A varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
In mollusks, a particular ridge on the shell, corresponding to a former position of the aperture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: abnormality, abnormalcy
Narrower terms: varicosity
History
Via Middle English varix from Latin varix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wers-. See also Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”), Lithuanian viršus (“top”).
Across languages
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