VARICOSE VEIN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vein that is permanently dilated; most common in the legs

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("varicose vein" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

varicosity (varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous)

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