varicose adjective. ['varɪkǝʊs, varɪ'kǝʊs] LME.
[Latin varicosus, from varic-, VARIX: see -OSE¹.]
1. Medicine. Esp. of a vein: abnormally swollen or distended and tortuous; affected with or characterized by such swelling. LME.
varicose veins (the condition characterized by) veins which have become abnormally distended, esp. in the superficial parts of the legs.

2. Zoology & Botany. Unusually enlarged or swollen; resembling a varicose vein. E19.

3. Of an appliance: designed or used for the treatment of varicose veins. M19.

■ varicosed adjective abnormally swollen; esp. affected by varicose veins: L19.

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