VARICOSITY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("varicosity" is a kind of...):

varix (abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "varicosity"):

varicose vein (a vein that is permanently dilated; most common in the legs)

Derivation:

varicose (abnormally swollen or knotty)

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