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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Varicose \Var"i*cose`\ (?; 277), a. [L. varicosus, from varix,
-icis, a dilated vein; cf varus bent, stretched, crooked.]
1. Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with or
containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to
varices, or varicosities; as a varicose nerve fiber; a
varicose vein; varicose ulcers.
2. (Med.) Intended for the treatment of varicose veins; --
said of elastic stockings, bandages. and the like
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
varicose
adj : abnormally swollen or knotty; "varicose veins"
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