Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An abnormally dilated or swollen vein, artery, or lymph vessel.
- noun One of the longitudinal ridges on the surface of a gastropod shell.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Abnormal dilatation or tortuosity of a vein or other vessel of the body; also, a vein, artery, or lymphatic thus dilated or tortuous; a varicose vessel.
- noun [NL.] In conchology, a mark or scar on the surface of a shell denoting a former position of the lip of the aperture, which has passed on with the periodical growth of the shell. Varices are conspicuous in some univalves. See cuts under
murex and triton.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A uneven, permanent dilatation of a vein.
- noun (Zoöl.) One of the prominent ridges or ribs extending across each of the whorls of certain univalve shells.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine a
varicose , i.e.swollen andknotted ,vein
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The varix on these valves indicates that the occupant clam did stop growing at least once.
Lessons learned from a specimen of Spisula solidissima AYDIN 2007
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The above magnified picture was taken from below the varix; the umbo was towards the top.
Lessons learned from a specimen of Spisula solidissima AYDIN 2007
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I am otherwise not familiar with these clams and don't know if the presence of such a prominent varix on their shells is a common occurrence.
Lessons learned from a specimen of Spisula solidissima AYDIN 2007
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The edge of the varix sticks up ~0.3 mm above the shell surface.
Lessons learned from a specimen of Spisula solidissima AYDIN 2007
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The older shell above the varix had lost most of its periostracum and thus was white, while the younger shell below it still retained the yellowish-brown skin.
Lessons learned from a specimen of Spisula solidissima AYDIN 2007
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Of course, on the inside surface of the shells there is no break, but only a lumpy ridge corresponding to the position of the varix on the outside.
Lessons learned from a specimen of Spisula solidissima AYDIN 2007
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But the varix itself is to be punctured in many places, as circumstances may indicate.
On Ulcers 2007
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A dysentery, when stopped, will give rise to an aposteme, or tumor, if it do not terminate in fevers with sweats, or with thick and white urine, or in a tertian fever, or the pain fix upon a varix, or the testicles, or on the hip-joints.
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When the points adjoining to an ulcer are inflamed, the ulcer is not disposed to heal until the inflammation subside, nor when the surrounding parts are blackened by mortification, nor when a varix occasions an overflow of blood in the part, is the ulcer disposed to heal, unless you bring the surrounding parts into a healthy condition.
On Ulcers 2007
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Subsequent close inspection revealed a prominent varix across the top of each valve.
Lessons learned from a specimen of Spisula solidissima AYDIN 2007
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