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varicose |
2 definitions found 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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