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VARICOSITY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does varicosity mean?
• VARICOSITY (noun)
The noun VARICOSITY has 1 sense:
1. varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous
Familiarity information: VARICOSITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("varicosity" is a kind of...):
varix (abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "varicosity"):
varicose vein (a vein that is permanently dilated; most common in the legs)
Derivation:
varicose (abnormally swollen or knotty)
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