varicose vein
IPA: vˈɛrʌkoʊsveɪn
noun
- (pathology) An abnormally swollen or dilated vein.
- (in the plural) The medical condition of having such veins, especially in the legs.
Examples of "varicose-vein" in Sentences
- There were the two varicose-vein patients, who had returned at daybreak, obstinate but patient.
- Thames Regional Health Authority abolished the most embarrassing waiting lines, such as the one for varicose-vein surgery.
- "We also have some coming for treatments for excessive sweating and quite a few come in for varicose-vein removal," says Dr Joanna Romanowska.
- People recovering from hernia or varicose-vein surgery who listened to music reported less pain than a control group did in a trial of 182 patients.
- Kordestani's ex, Bita Daryabari, and her groom, varicose-vein specialist Reza Malek (pictured above, at a charity event in San Francisco), stayed in a $4,000 / night presidential suite.
- Even state lawmakers have gotten in on the act, passing hundreds of laws requiring that consumers in their states get particular health benefits such as prostate-cancer screening or, in one case, varicose-vein treatment.