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varicose

va·ri·cose

UK/ˈvæɹ.ɪ.kəʊs/ US/ˈvɛɹ.ə.koʊs/ rare

adjective

1.

abnormally swollen or knotty

  • “varicose veins”
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Origin

From varix, via Middle English [Term?] from Latin varix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wers-. By surface analysis, varic- + -ose. See also Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”), Lithuanian viršus (“top”).

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