varices

They may in fact be called varices, as truly so as those on the limbs.
The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed|Frederick Hollick
The varices on the exterior are not so prominent as in the Potamides (Fig. 13).
Beautiful Shells of New Zealand|E. G. B. Moss
When these rests take place at frequent periods, the varices will of course be numerous as in Harpa and Scalaria.
A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby
A generic division of the genus Murex, consisting of such species as have three ramified varices.
A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby

Fringed; as Murex fimbriatus, a delicate white species, with broad fringed varices.
A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby

British Dictionary definitions for varices

varices

/ (ˈværɪˌsiːz) /

noun

the plural of varix

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