[ '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.
[ '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.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004