varix

/vair-iks/US // ˈvɛər ɪks //UK // (ˈvɛərɪks) //

变体,变形金刚,变形记,变形虫

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural var·i·ces [vair-uh-seez]. /ˈvɛər əˌsiz/.
- : Also called varicosity. Pathology. a permanent abnormal dilation and lengthening of a vein, usually accompanied by some tortuosity; a varicose vein.
- : Zoology. a ridgelike mark or scar on the surface of a shell at a former position of the lip of the aperture.

It is a common experience in women that the signs of varix date from an antecedent pregnancy.
This is to be looked upon rather as a compensatory hypertrophy of the superficial vessels than as a true varix.
The larger the varix the greater is the tendency for a thrombus to spread upwards and to involve the deep veins.
Aneurysmal varix may occur in the neck as a result of stabs or bullet wounds.
Varix at the lower end of the œsophagus may give rise to hæmatemesis, and be mistaken for gastric ulcer.