VARIX


Meaning of VARIX in English

[ 'vɛ:rɪks ]

■ noun ( plural varices 'varɪsi:z )

1》 Medicine a varicose vein.

2》 Zoology each of the ridges on the shell of a gastropod mollusc, marking a former position of the aperture.

Origin

ME: from L.

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