varicose

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The varicose-ridden legs from bearing an earthly child will once again transform into satin spar limbs that will reflect the marrow of my bones.

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  1. adjective Abnormally swollen or knotted: varicose veins.
  2. adjective Relating to or causing unusual swelling.
  3. adjective Resembling a varix on the surface of a shell.

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  • The spatzle looked like swollen maggots, and a fat, glistening strip of gristle wound its way through the slice of meat like a varicose vein. —  EQMM,July2008
  • 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. —  Gawker
  • [Applause] Besides, as far as John Kerry is concerned, if it wasn't for his varicose veins, he would be totally colorless. —  Kevin Dayhoff - Soundtrack
  • Doctors also say that when the legs on the body get tired, make sure to give them a rest because continued pressure on the legs can cause varicose or spider veins. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • This is plain jealousy from a man so colorless that he would disappear were it not for his varicose veins. —  Latest Articles
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  1. Latin varicōsus, from varix, varic-, swollen vein.

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  1. from Latin varicosus, full of dilated veins, from varix (varic-), a dilated vein: see varix.
 

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/ˈværɪkoʊs/
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