varix

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

varicose vein

varicosity

Translations

Krampfader

varice

vena varicosa

Varix

varice

الدوالي

κιρσός

variz

κιρσός ιατρική

Varize

Krampfadern

variu

varix

varix

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: varix

Cognate with Church Slavic: врьхъ

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ἕρμα

Cognate with Lithuanian: 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”).