varicosity

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin varicōsitās, from varicōsus, from varix (“varicose vein”).

Noun

varicosity (plural varicosities)

An enlarged vessel or nerve, particularly a blood vessel.
A varicose vein.
The tortuousness, and the degree thereof, of a set of varicose veins.

Derived terms

rectal varicosity

Translations

enlarged vessel

varicose vein

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