varicose
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From varix, via Middle English [Term?] from Latin varix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wers-. By surface analysis, varic- + -ose. See also Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”), Lithuanian viršus (“top”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
varicose (comparative more varicose, superlative most varicose)
- (usually of a vein or set of veins) Abnormally swollen, dilated or knotty.
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Translations[edit]
abnormally swollen
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Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /va.riˈko.ze/, (traditional) /va.riˈko.se/
- Rhymes: -oze, (traditional) -ose
- Hyphenation: va‧ri‧có‧se
Adjective[edit]
varicose
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- English terms prefixed with varic-
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- Rhymes:Italian/oze
- Rhymes:Italian/oze/4 syllables
- Rhymes:Italian/ose
- Rhymes:Italian/ose/4 syllables
- Italian non-lemma forms
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