varicose

Meaning

Adjective

abnormally swollen, dilated or knotty

Origin

From varix, via Middle English from Latin varix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wers-. See also Old Church Slavonic врьхъ ("top, peak"), Ancient Greek ἕρμα ("reef, rock, hill"), Lithuanian viršus ("top").

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