Varicose(a.) Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with, or containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to varices, or varicosities; as, a varicose nerve fiber; a varicose vein; varicose ulcers.
Varicose(a.) Intended for the treatment of varicose veins; -- said of elastic stockings, bandages. and the like.
Varicosity(n.) The quality or state of being varicose.
Varicosity(n.) An enlargement or swelling in a vessel, fiber, or the like; a varix; as, the varicosities of nerve fibers.
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