Etymology

varicosity

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Today it means: An enlarged vessel or nerve, particularly a blood vessel. Full definition →

Latin varicōsitās
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromvaricōsitās
  2. English todayvaricosity

Borrowed from Latin varicōsitās, from varicōsus, from varix (“varicose vein”).

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