varix

American  

[vair-iks] / ˈvɛər ɪks /

noun

plural

varices

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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Etymology

Origin of varix

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: varicose vein

Example Sentences

Aneurysmal varix is sometimes met with in the region of the popliteal space.

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

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

An aneurismal varix of the calf vessels developed, also incomplete peroneal paralysis.

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

It is a common experience in women that the signs of varix date from an antecedent pregnancy.

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

In connection with this subject I cannot help recalling the first case of femoral varix that ever came under my own observation.

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