Varicose

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Abnormally swollen or knotted: varicose veins.
  • adj. Relating to or causing unusual swelling.
  • adj. Resembling a varix on the surface of a shell.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. abnormally swollen, dilated or knotty
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with, or containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to varices, or varicosities.
  • adj. Intended for the treatment of varicose veins; -- said of elastic stockings, bandages, and the like.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or relating to varix: affected with varix.
  • Designed for the cure or relief of varicose veins: applied to elastic fabrics made into stockings, bandages, etc., used for this purpose.
  • In zoöl, rominent and tortuous, as formations upon a shell; resembling or having varices; varicated
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. abnormally swollen or knotty
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    unhealthy   
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