varicose

English

Etymology

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvæɹ.ɪ.kəʊs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɹ.ə.koʊs/

Adjective

varicose (comparative more varicose, superlative most varicose)

1. (usually of a vein or set of veins) Abnormally swollen, dilated or knotty.

Synonyms

• varicotic

Related terms

• varicosed
• varicose vein
• varicosis
• varicosity

 

Translations

abnormally swollen

• Bulgarian: разширен (bg) (razširen)
• Catalan: varicós
• Chinese:

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• Dutch: gezwollen (nl)
• French: variqueux (fr)
• German: varikös (de)
• Hungarian: visszeres (hu)
• Irish: borrtha
• Italian: varicoso (it)
• Maori: hātarotaro, tīponapona
• Portuguese: varicoso (pt)
• Romanian: varicos (ro)
• Spanish: varicoso (es)

Anagrams

• covaries

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va.riˈko.ze/, (traditional) /va.riˈko.se/
• Rhymes: -oze, (traditional) -ose
• Hyphenation: va‧ri‧có‧se

Adjective

varicose

1. feminine plural of varicoso

Anagrams

• risecavo, rovescia, sciavero, scoverai