noun
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the state, condition, or quality of being varicose
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an abnormally distended vein
Etymology
Origin of varicosity
Example Sentences
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A varicosity releases neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Behind the widely varied treatment for varicosity lies the basic fact that no one knows what causes the trouble in the first place.
From Time Magazine Archive
The uterus contained a fetus three or four months old, with the membranes intact, the maternal death being due to the varicosity of the pregnant pudenda, the slight injury being sufficient to produce fatal hemorrhage.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
The amount of discomfort bears no direct proportion to the extent of the varicosity.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
Morbid Anatomy.—In the lower extremity the varicosity most commonly affects the vessels of the great saphena system; less frequently those of the small saphena system.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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