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varicose

Relating to, affected with, or characterized by varices or varicosis.

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var·i·cose 'var-ə-.kōs also var·i·cosed -.kōst adj

1) abnormally swollen or dilated <\varicose lymph vessels>

2) affected with varicose veins <a patient with \varicose legs>

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var·i·cose (varґĭ-kōs) [L. varicosus] pertaining to a varix; unnaturally and permanently distended. Called also variceal and variciform.

Medical dictionary. 2011.