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varix

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Definition of varix

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein.
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noun

  1. A varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein.
  2. In mollusks, a particular ridge on the shell, corresponding to a former position of the aperture.
    “In the personid genus Distorsio, varix formation is accompanied by a reorientation of the aperture.”

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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”).

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