VARICOSE


Meaning of VARICOSE in English

/var"i kohs'/ , adj.

1. abnormally or unusually enlarged or swollen: a varicose vein.

2. pertaining to or affected with varices, which often affect the superficial portions of the lower limbs.

[ 1720-30; varicosus suffering from varicose veins. See VARIX, -OSE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .