lymph varix

varix /va·rix/ (var´iks) pl. va´rices   [L.] an enlarged tortuous vein, artery, or lymphatic vessel.

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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.

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lymph varix

n.

Formation of varices or cysts in the lymph nodes resulting from obstruction in the efferent lymphatic vessels.