varicose
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7.8
- adjective
- /ˈværɪkoʊs/
- Specialized
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varicoso
- I've never seen varicose veins that big.
- varicose veins
- varicose vessels
We suffer from all kinds of problems with our necks, our backs, difficulty in childbirth, blown out knees, hernias, varicose veins, hemorrhoids.
- We suffer from all kinds of problems with our necks, our backs, difficulty in childbirth, blown out knees, hernias, varicose veins, hemorrhoids.
- Swimming, there's no exercise but the but varicose veins, it's veins, your venous system.
Examples
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We suffer from all kinds of problems with our necks, our backs, difficulty in childbirth, blown out knees, hernias, varicose veins, hemorrhoids.
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There was no history of trauma, varicose veins, or arterial insufficiency.
Academic text (2007) -
"My wife has got varicose veins!"
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You try ice skating with varicose veins.
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You know, I have varicose veins and I hate to shop at malls.
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Most of us would be fine: a little morning sickness, indigestion, varicose veins.
Fiction book (2001) -
She had varicose veins.
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Freyda complained about her poor circulation; her legs had always been lumpy with purple varicose veins; now they were worse.
Fiction book (1998) -
People sprawled in a disorder of folding chairs; fatigued old women on the stone steps exposed layered undergarments and varicose veins.
Fiction book (1991) -
My doctor told me that varicose veins can cause discomfort if not treated properly.
Synonyms
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9.6
Relating to swollen veins, often in the food pipe or stomach
Antonyms
Compounds
How Swollen
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Varicose comes from the old Latin word varix, which meant 'twisted' or a 'swollen vein'. So varicose describes veins that are abnormally swollen and often twisted.