Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

varicosis

[var-i-koh-sis]
noun Pathology.
  1. the formation of a varix or varices.
  2. varicosity.
Show More

Origin of varicosis

From New Latin; see origin at varix, -osis
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
British Dictionary definitions for varicosis

varicosis

noun
  1. pathol any condition characterized by distension of the veins
Show More

Word Origin

C18: from New Latin, from Latin: varix
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
varicosis in Medicine

varicosis

(văr′ĭ-kō′sĭs)
n. pl. var•i•co•ses (-sēz)
  1. The condition of being varicose.
  2. Formation of varices.
Show More
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.