VARIX

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: varices

Meaning:

Abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("varix" is a kind of...):

abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "varix"):

varicosity (varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous)