"varix" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: varices [plural]
Etymology: Via Middle English varix from Latin varix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wers-. See also Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”), Lithuanian viršus (“top”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|varix}} Middle English varix, {{der|en|la|varix}} Latin varix, {{der|en|ine-pro|*wers-}} Proto-Indo-European *wers-, {{cog|cu|врьхъ||top, peak}} Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), {{cog|grc|ἕρμα||reef, rock, hill}} Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”), {{cog|lt|viršus||top}} Lithuanian viršus (“top”) Head templates: {{en-noun|varices}} varix (plural varices)
  1. (medicine) A varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein. Translations (varicose vein): разширена вена (razširena vena) [feminine] (Bulgarian), variz [feminine] (Galician), hedra [feminine] (Galician), Krampfader [feminine] (German), æðahnútur [masculine] (Icelandic), vena varicosa [feminine] (Italian), varice [feminine] (Italian), varix [masculine] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-varix-en-noun-x2t0auWU Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 58 42 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'varicose vein': 85 15
  2. (zoology) In mollusks, a particular ridge on the shell, corresponding to a former position of the aperture.
    Sense id: en-varix-en-noun-ZdjNKp47 Categories (other): Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: variceal

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