Look up: Varix


  1. Varix
    [mollusc] A varix (Pl. varices) is an anatomical feature of the shell of certain sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs. It is a thickened axial ridge in the shell of some families of gastropods. A varix is located at intervals around the whorl, and is formed by considerable thickening of the...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varix_(mollusc)

  2. varix
    [n] - abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=varix

  3. Varix
    Dilatation of a vein
    Found op http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_conditions/glossary.html

  4. Varix
    Varix: An enlarged and convoluted vein, artery or lymphatic vessel.
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=5960

  5. Varix
    Va'rix noun ; plural Varices . [ Latin ] 1. (Medicine) A uneven, permanent dilatation of a vein. » Varices are owing to local retardation of the venous circulation, and in some cases to relaxation of the parietes...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/8

  6. varix
    Origin: L. ... 1. <medicine> A uneven, permanent dilatation of a vein. ... Varices are owing to local retardation of the venous circulation, and in some cases to relaxation of the parietes of the veins. They are very common in the superficial veins of the lower limbs. ... 2. <zoology> On...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?varix

  7. varix
    noun abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=varix

  8. varix
    (var´iks) an enlarged, tortuous vein, artery, or lymphatic vessel. aneurysmal varix a markedly dilated tortuous vessel; sometimes used to denote a form of arteriovenous aneurysm in which the blood flows directly into a neighboring vein without the intervention of a connecting sac...
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  9. Varix
    • (n.) A uneven, permanent dilatation of a vein. • (n.) One of the prominent ridges or ribs extending across each of the whorls of certain univalve shells.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/varix/

  10. varix
    varix (s), varices (pl) 1. A tortuous dilation of a vein. 2. A dilatation of an artery or lymph vessel. 3. An enlarged and convoluted vein, artery, or lymphatic vessel. 4. A ridge along the length of the shell of a gastropod mollusk.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2267/

  11. varix
    Type: Term Pronunciation: var′iks, var′i-sēz Definitions: 1. A dilated vein. 2. An enlarged and tortuous vein, artery, or lymphatic vessel.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=96904

  12. varix
    1) Abnormal condition 2) Abnormalcy 3) Abnormality
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/varix/1

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