varix

Meaning

a varicose vein

Concepts

varicose vein

varix

varice

Translations

vena varicosa

variz

varice

Krampfader

várice

varis

κιρσός

varice

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈwa.rɪks]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“highland, high”). See also varus, Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”) and Lithuanian viršus (“top”).