Meanings
nounvaricose vein (plural varicose veins)
plural varicose veins
- medicineAn abnormally swollen or dilated vein.
Back there in the rolling, olive-clad hills is a splendid region of whose existence most of the visitors to the Riviera are unaware. There are no garish restaurants or casinos, no hot doggeries or Slopsy-kola signs, no half-naked women or twitching varicose veins being paraded.
1960, Stephen Lister [pseudonym; Digby George Gerahty], chapter 12, in In Search of Paradise, London: Peter Davies, →OCLC, page 162
Translations
Ancient Greek κιρσός, κιρσός
- κιρσός (kirsós)abnormally swollen or dilated vein
- κιρσός (kirsós)medical condition
Arabic الدوالي
- الدواليmedical condition
Catalan variça, varices
- variçaabnormally swollen or dilated vein
- varicesmedical condition
Chinese Mandarin 靜脈曲張 /静脉曲张, 靜脈曲張 /静脉曲张
- 靜脈曲張 /静脉曲张 (jìngmài qūzhāng)abnormally swollen or dilated vein
- 靜脈曲張 /静脉曲张 (jìngmài qūzhāng)medical condition
Czech křečová žíla, křečové žíly
- křečová žílaabnormally swollen or dilated vein
- křečové žílymedical condition
Danish åreknude
- åreknudemedical condition
Dutch spatader, krampader
- spataderabnormally swollen or dilated vein
- krampaderabnormally swollen or dilated vein
Finnish suonikohju, suonikohjutauti
- suonikohjuabnormally swollen or dilated vein
- suonikohjutautimedical condition
French varice, varices
- variceabnormally swollen or dilated vein
- varicesmedical condition
German Krampfader, Varix
- Krampfaderabnormally swollen or dilated vein
- Varixabnormally swollen or dilated vein
- Krampfadernmedical condition
Greek κιρσός, κιρσός
- κιρσός (kirsós)abnormally swollen or dilated vein
- κιρσός (kirsós)medical condition
Hungarian visszér, visszérbetegség
- visszérabnormally swollen or dilated vein
- visszérbetegségmedical condition
Irish féith bhorrtha, greabhán na gcos
- féith bhorrthaabnormally swollen or dilated vein
- greabhán na gcosmedical condition
Italian vena varicosa
- vena varicosaabnormally swollen or dilated vein
Japanese 静脈瘤
- 静脈瘤 (jōmyakuryū)medical condition
Latin varix
- varixabnormally swollen or dilated vein
Polish żylak, żylak
- żylakabnormally swollen or dilated vein
- żylakmedical condition
Portuguese variz, varizes
- varizabnormally swollen or dilated vein
- varizesabnormally swollen or dilated vein
Russian варико́зная ве́на, варико́зное расшире́ние вен
- варико́зная ве́на (varikóznaja véna)abnormally swollen or dilated vein
- варико́зное расшире́ние вен (varikóznoje rasširénije ven)medical condition
- варико́зная боле́знь (varikóznaja boléznʹ)medical condition
Swedish åderbråck
- åderbråckmedical condition
Turkish varis, varis
- varisabnormally swollen or dilated vein
- varismedical condition
Cite this entry
APA
varicose vein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varicose%20vein
MLA
“varicose vein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varicose%20vein. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “varicose vein,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varicose%20vein.
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