Varix

Origin

Via Middle English from Latin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wers-; see also Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, "top, peak"), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, "reef, rock, hill"), Lithuanian viršus ("top").

Full definition of varix

Noun

1. (medicine) a varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein

Related terms

• variceal