varices
pronunciation
How to pronounce varices in British English:
UK ['veərɪsi:z]
How to pronounce varices in American English:
US ['verɪˌsiz]
Word Origin
- varices (n.)
- plural of varix "dilated vein" (c. 1400), from PIE root *wer- (1) "high raised spot or other bodily infirmity" (see vary (v.)).
Example
- 1. Decompensated liver cirrhosis with ascites , splenomegaly and esophageal varices .
- 2. Recently developed hepatocellular carcinoma and tumor treatment influence rebleeding of ruptured gastric varices .
- 3. These varices are prone to bleed .
- 4. Bleeding duodenal varices with cirrhosis of the liver : a case report .
- 5. Varices are seen here in the lower esophagus as linear blue dilated veins .