varix

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

vena varicosa

varice

sinonimi

varicose vein

varicosity

Traduzioni

varice

Krampfader

Varix

الدوالي

κιρσός

variz

Venenknoten

várice

κιρσός ιατρική

variu

varix

varix

variz

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: varix

Affine slavo ecclesiastico: врьхъ

Affine greco antico: ἕρμα

Affine lituano: 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”).