varicosity

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noun

An enlarged vessel or nerve, particularly a blood vessel.

OriginLatin varicōsitās →
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Meanings

nounvaricosity (plural varicosities)

plural varicosities

  1. An enlarged vessel or nerve, particularly a blood vessel.
  2. A varicose vein.
  3. The tortuousness, and the degree thereof, of a set of varicose veins.

Origin

  1. Latinvaricōsitās
  2. Englishvaricosity

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

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APA

varicosity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varicosity

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“varicosity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varicosity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “varicosity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varicosity.

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