variceal
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- adjective
- /ˌværɪˈsiːəl/
- Specialized
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variceal
- In-hospital mortality among our patients who received endoscopic variceal ligation alone was 19%, which is consistent with other reported rates.
- variceal ligation
- variceal bleeding
- variceal hemorrhage
Examples
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Despite advances in the management of variceal haemorrhage, hospital mortality remains at 20-25%.
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Vasoactive agents have been used to control variceal bleeding for 40 years.
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The most dangerous time after an initial episode of variceal hemorrhage.
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All patients received a second variceal ligation 5 days after the first session before discharge.
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Early rebleeding after the initial episode of variceal hemorrhage is often massive and fatal.
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The main endpoint of the study was the occurrence of variceal bleeding.
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Endoscopic variceal ligation has challenged the position of injection sclerotherapy as the standard treatment for variceal hemorrhage.
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We found that octreotide infusion significantly reduced recurrent hemorrhage after endoscopic variceal ligation.
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We investigated the efficacy of octreotide infusion as an adjunct to endoscopic variceal ligation to prevent early rebleeding from varices.
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The patient was admitted to the hospital due to a severe case of variceal hemorrhage.
Synonyms
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A vein that is swollen and twisted, often in the legs
Surface Forms
Morphology
variceal = varice (transparent) = varice + al
The adjective is a standard suffixal formation meaning 'relating to' a varice, so the word is compositionally built from its base.
Etymology
Variceal comes from the Latin word varix, which means 'swollen vein'. It shares the same root as varicose (as in varicose veins), so variceal describes something caused by or related to those swollen, enlarged veins.