Found 2 items, similar to Varicose.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: varicose
varicose
adj : abnormally swollen or knotty;
“varicose veins”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Varicose
Varicose
\Var"i*cose`\ (?; 277), a. [L. varicosus, from varix,
-icis, a dilated vein; cf. varus bent, stretched, crooked.]
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1. Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with, or
containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to
varices, or varicosities; as, a varicose nerve fiber; a
varicose vein; varicose ulcers.
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2. (Med.) Intended for the treatment of varicose veins; --
said of elastic stockings, bandages. and the like.
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