varicose

From varix, via Middle English [Term?] from Latin varix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wers-. By surface analysis, varic- +‎ -ose. See also Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”), Lithuanian viršus (“top”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvæɹ.ɪ.kəʊs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɹ.ə.koʊs/

varicose (comparative more varicose, superlative most varicose)

1. (usually of a vein or set of veins) Abnormally swollen, dilated or knotty.

• varicotic

• covaries

• IPA^(key): /va.riˈko.ze/, (traditional) /va.riˈko.se/
• Rhymes: -oze, (traditional) -ose
• Hyphenation: va‧ri‧có‧se

varicose

1. feminine plural of varicoso

• risecavo, rovescia, sciavero, scoverai