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hypostatic ectasia

n.

Dilation of a blood vessel, usually a vein, in a dependent portion of the body, as in varicose veins of the leg.

Nearby words

hypospray, hypostasis, hypostasize, hypostatic, hypostatic congestion, hypostatic ectasia, hypostatic pneumonia, hypostatize, hyposthenia, hyposthenuria, hypostome

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