Enlarged tortuous vein, artery or lymphatic vessel. adj. varicose.
Abnormally dilated and twisted veins, arteries, or lymph nodes.
Enlarged, twisted, winding veins, arteries, or lymphatic vessels; singular, varix.
Enlarged or swollen veins, specifically found on the inner lining of the esophagus.
Expanded, twisted, or winding segments of vessels, commonly veins, are referred to as varices, which is the plural form of varix. A vein that exhibits these characteristics is known as a varicose vein.
The plural of varix.