Ulcer due to varicose veins. Chronic venous insufficiency in the deep veins of the legs leads to shunting the venous return into the superficial veins, in which pressure and flow rate, as well as oxygen content, are increased. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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an ulcer on the leg due to varicose veins.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the loss of skin surface in the drainage area of a varicose vein, usually in the leg, resulting from stasis and infection. Synonyms: stasis ulcer, venous ulcer
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varicose ulcer An ulcer that forms as a result of varicose veins. When thrombophlebitis (inflammation of a vein that occurs when a blood clot forms) develops in varicose veins, this leads to venous stasis and eventually edema (swelling of soft tissues as a result of excess water accumulation) and ulcer formation. Venous stasis refers to the conge...
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