varix

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

varice

Synonymes

varicose vein

varicosity

Traductions

Krampfader

vena varicosa

Varix

varice

الدوالي

κιρσός

variz

várice

κιρσός ιατρική

Krampfadern

variu

varix

varix

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: varix

Appartenant à slavon d’église: врьхъ

Appartenant à grec ancien: ἕρμα

Appartenant à lituanien: viršus

In summary

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”).