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varix
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varix /va·rix/ (var´iks) pl. va´rices   [L.] an enlarged tortuous vein, artery, or lymphatic vessel.
aneurysmal varix  a markedly dilated tortuous vessel.
arterial varix  a racemose aneurysm or varicose artery.
esophageal varices  varicosities of branches of the azygos vein which anastomose with tributaries of the portal vein in the lower esophagus, due to portal hypertension in cirrhosis.
lymph varix , varix lympha´ticus a soft, lobulated swelling of a lymph node, due to obstruction of lymphatic vessels.

var·ix (vrks)
n. pl. var·i·ces (--sz)
An abnormally dilated or swollen vein, artery, or lymph vessel.

varix
pl. varices [L.] an enlarged, tortuous vein, artery or lymphatic vessel.

aneurysmal varix
a markedly dilated tortuous vessel; sometimes used to denote a form of arteriovenous aneurysm in which the blood flows directly into a neighboring vein without the intervention of a connecting sac.
arterial varix
a racemose aneurysm or varicose artery.
lymph varix, varix lymphaticus
a soft, lobulated swelling of a lymph node, due to obstruction of lymphatic vessels.

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