varicose
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From varix, via Middle English [Term?] from Latin varix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wers-. By surface analysis, varic- + -ose. See also Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”), Lithuanian viršus (“top”).
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varicose (comparative more varicose, superlative most varicose)
- (usually of a vein or set of veins) Abnormally swollen, dilated or knotty.
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abnormally swollen
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- IPA(key): /va.riˈko.ze/, (traditional) /va.riˈko.se/
- Rhymes: -oze, (traditional) -ose
- Hyphenation: va‧ri‧có‧se
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varicose