EGAVE

varix

About 0.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein.
  2. noun In mollusks, a particular ridge on the shell, corresponding to a former position of the aperture.

Similar words

aneurismal saphena vulnus vervein diverticle variaunce virge virus virgula venene

Often followed by

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Word family

varices

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