varicose

IPA: vˈɛrʌkoʊs

Examples of "varicose" in Sentences

'You're only home-sick, and what you call varicose veins come from over-eating.
Blue swollen veins in the legs and around the vagina are called varicose veins.
-- The distention of the surface veins of the legs, the condition known as varicose veins, is not a peculiarity of pregnancy.
This leads to scratching and sores, and these may enlarge and become what are called varicose ulcers, which are slow and difficult of healing.
(HealthDay News) -- While many people can develop thick, blue and swollen blood vessels called varicose veins, there are risk factors that may them more likely.
As to the _legs_, the so-called varicose veins are indications of weak blood-vessels and intestinal hemorrhage, while inflamed nerves lead to the conclusion of gouty diathesis and the danger of paralytic strokes.