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varices /var·i·ces/ (var´ĭ-sēz) [L.] plural of varix.
Varices
A type of varicose vein that develops in veins in the linings of the esophagus and upper stomach when these veins fill with blood and swell due to an increase in blood pressure in the portal veins.

varices.
See varix.

varices
[L.] plural of varix.

varices
Plural of varix Any widely dilated vein, commonly, the saphenous veins, dilated through the viscissitudes of pregnancy, childbirth, life in general and esophagus. See Esophageal varices, Varicose veins.


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