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noun

Varix n. (pl. varices)

(Med.) A uneven, permanent dilatation of a vein. Note: 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.

(Zool.) One of the prominent ridges or ribs extending across each of the whorls of certain univalve shells. Note: The varices usually indicate stages of growth, each one showing a former position of the outer lip of the aperture.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Varix" Quotes from Famous Books

... method. So every sufferer with the disease, we would recommend it as a positive means of securing a permanent cure. Various worse than useless devices are advertised by quacks, who, as a class, are afraid to undertake surgical treatment for the cure of varicocele. One has what he calls a "varix clamp," or "clasp," to be worn upon the enlarged veins. Many "compressors" and other equally useless devices are advertised and sold for the same purpose. These are not only perfectly worthless, but positively dangerous in their application. The pressure ...

— The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English • R. V. Pierce

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