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varix

varix noun: a varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein.

Noun

varix (plural varices)

  1. A varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein.
  2. In mollusks, a particular ridge on the shell, corresponding to a former position of the aperture.
    • In the personid genus Distorsio, varix formation is accompanied by a reorientation of the aperture.1995, Geerat J. Vermeij, A Natural History of Shells, page 31

varix meaning in Tamil and Urdu

varix in Tamil

சிரைத்தளர்ச்சி, சுருள்சிரை, வளர்ச்சிக்கோடு

varix in Urdu

پھولی رگ, سوجی رگ

Forms of varix

pluralvarices

Plural of varix: varices

Origin of varix

Via Middle English varix from Latin varix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wers-. See also Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”), Lithuanian viršus (“top”).

Words formed from varix

Questions about varix

What does varix mean?
Varix means a varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein.
What is varix in Tamil?
Varix in Tamil is சிரைத்தளர்ச்சி, சுருள்சிரை, வளர்ச்சிக்கோடு. See Varix meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is varix?
Varix is a noun.
What is the plural of varix?
The plural of varix is varices.

Words near varix in the dictionary

  1. varityped
  2. varitypes
  3. varityping
  4. varitypist
  5. varitypists
  6. varix
  7. varize
  8. varized
  9. varizellovirus
  10. varizes
  11. varizing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: varix (page history and authors); varix (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); varix (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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