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Webster 1913 Edition
Varix
‖
Va′rix
(vā′rĭks)
, Noun.
pl.
Varices
(văr′ĭ-sēz)
. [L.]
1.
(Med.)
A uneven, permanent dilatation of a vein.
☞ Varices are owing to local retardation of the venous circulation, and in some cases to relaxation of the parietes of the veins. They are very common in the superficial veins of the lower limbs.
Dunglison.
2.
(Zool.)
One of the prominent ridges or ribs extending across each of the whorls of certain univalve shells.
☞ The varices usually indicate stages of growth, each one showing a former position of the outer lip of the aperture.
Webster 1828 Edition
Varix
VA'RIX
,Noun.
1.
An uneven swelling of a dilated vein.2.
In beasts, a sort of puffy dilatation or enlargement in some part of a vein, forming a kind of knot.Definition 2024
varix
varix
English
Noun
varix (plural varices)
- (medicine) a varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein
- (zoology) In mollusks, a particular ridge on the shell, corresponding to a former position of the aperture.
Translations
varicose vein
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Related terms
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“highland, high”). See also varus, Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”) and Lithuanian viršus (“top”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwa.riks/, [ˈwa.rɪks]
Noun
varix m, f (genitive varicis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | varix | varicēs |
| genitive | varicis | varicum |
| dative | varicī | varicibus |
| accusative | varicem | varicēs |
| ablative | varice | varicibus |
| vocative | varix | varicēs |
Derived terms
- varicosus
References
- varix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- varix in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- VARIX in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)