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    VARICOSE VEIN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A vein that is permanently dilated; most common in the legsplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("varicose vein" is a kind of...):

    vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

    varicosity (varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous)

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