varicose

[ var-i-kohs ]

adjective
  1. abnormally or unusually enlarged or swollen: a varicose vein.

  2. relating to or affected with varices, which often affect the superficial portions of the lower limbs.

Origin of varicose

1
First recorded in 1720–30; from Latin varicōsus “having varicose veins”; see varix, -ose1

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How to use varicose in a sentence

  • “Anyone who suffers from hypertension, Rheumatoid Arthritis, bone fractures, swelling, varicose veins, or any autoimmune or muscular disorder should consult with their doctor before using a massage gun,” he says.

  • Alas, in my modest experience over the past 40 years, chefs are like most men, but with varicose veins and impossible hours.

  • varicose veins are the enlarged veins which occur on the limbs of a great many elderly people.

  • But my mother identified the legs past mistake, by a mole on the left calf and a varicose vein on the right.

    A Book of Ghosts | Sabine Baring-Gould
  • varicose veins, o′-pat, are not uncommon on the calves of both men and women.

    The Bontoc Igorot | Albert Ernest Jenks

British Dictionary definitions for varicose

varicose

/ (ˈværɪˌkəʊs) /


adjective
  1. of or resulting from varicose veins: a varicose ulcer

Origin of varicose

1
C18: from Latin varicōsus, from varix

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