varix

American  

[vair-iks] / ˈvɛər ɪks /

noun

varices plural

1. Also called varicosity.  Pathology. a permanent abnormal dilation and lengthening of a vein, usually accompanied by some tortuosity; a varicose vein.

2. Zoology. a ridgelike mark or scar on the surface of a shell at a former position of the lip of the aperture.

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varix British  

/ ˈvɛərɪks /

noun

1. pathol

   1. a tortuous dilated vein See varicose veins

   2. Also called: arterial varix.   varix lymphaticus.  a similar condition affecting an artery or lymphatic vessel

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• varices
  plural

Etymology

Origin of varix

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: varicose vein

Example Sentences

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varix varices

In aneurism and varix a slowing of the blood-current is present, and the intima of the diseased region is frequently in such an abnormal condition that a clotting of the blood readily takes place.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Phlebitis and thrombosis are common sequelæ of varix, and may prove dangerous, either by spreading into the large venous trunks or by giving rise to emboli.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The treatment of the complications of varix has already been considered.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

In this relation it may be of interest to include here a case of a man who took part in the campaign when already the subject of an aneurismal varix of the axillary artery.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

The operation most in favour consists in ligation of the artery above and below the varix, the vein remaining untouched.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

He had a tumour removed from his liver and varices had formed on his stomach wall - both a direct result of the hepatitis C he had been infected with.

From BBC ● May 18, 2024

She now has cirrhosis of the liver and varices - enlarged blood vessels in the oesophagus that make swallowing hard.

From BBC ● May 9, 2024

I have cancer and a brain tumour and multiple sclerosis and rupturing varices.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 20, 2018

Its pressure against the varices stops the bleeding.

From Time Magazine Archive

The wing-like varices of the whorls overlap each other alternately on each side of the shell.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 by MacGillivray, John