Category:Varicose

Var"i*cose`, a. Etym: [l. varicosus, from varix, -icis, a dilated Vein; cf. varus bent, stretched, crooked.]

1. Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with, or containing, Varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to varices, or Varicosities; as, a varicose nerve fiber; a varicose vein; varicose Ulcers.

2. (med.)

Defn: intended for the treatment of varicose veins; -- said of Elastic stockings, bandages. and the like.