| aneurysmal varix | Dilation and tortuosity of a vein resulting from an acquired communication with an adjacent artery. Synonym: Pott's aneurysm, varix anastomoticus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| varix | Origin: L. 1. <medicine> A uneven, permanent dilatation of a vein. Varices are owing to local retardation of the venous circulation, and in some cases to relaxation of the parietes of the veins. They are very common in the superficial veins of the lower limbs. 2. <zoology> One of the prominent ridges or ribs extending across each of the whorls of certain univalve shells. The varices usually indicate stages of growth, each one showing a former position of the outer lip of the aperture. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| varix anastomoticus | Dilation and tortuosity of a vein resulting from an acquired communication with an adjacent artery. Synonym: Pott's aneurysm, varix anastomoticus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gelatinous varix | A lumpy or nodular condition of the umbilical cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cirsoid varix | Dilation of a group of blood vessels owing to congenital malformation with arteriovenous shunting. Synonym: cirsoid varix, racemose aneurysm, racemose haemangioma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conjunctival varix | A varicose condition of the veins of the conjunctiva. Synonym: conjunctival varix. Origin: L. Dim. Of varix (05 Mar 2000) |
| turbinal varix | A condition of permanent dilation of the veins of the turbinated bodies, especially of the inferior turbinate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymph varix | The formation of varices or cysts in the lymph nodes in consequence of obstruction in the efferent lymphatics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anastomotic | <surgery> Refers to something located at the site of the surgical connection of two tubular structures. (09 Oct 1997) |
| anastomotic branch | The anastomotic branch, a blood vessel that interconnects two neighboring vessels. It should not be used for the nervous system, because there is no analogy between a vascular anastomosing branch and a connection between nerves or their subdivisions. Synonym: ramus anastomoticus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anastomotic branch of middle meningeal artery to lacrimal artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the middle meningeal artery arising in the cranial cavity which runs anteriorly through the superior orbital fissure to anastomose with the lacrimal artery. See: orbital branch of middle meningeal artery. Synonym: ramus anastomoticus arteriae meningeae mediae cum lacrimali. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anastomotic stricture | Narrowing, usually by scarring, of an anastomotic suture line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anastomotic ulcer | An ulcer of jejunum, after gastroenterostomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anastomotic veins | See: inferior anastomotic vein, superior anastomotic vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| great anastomotic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, brachial; distribution, arm muscles at back of elbow; anastomoses, anterior and posterior ulnar recurrent, superior ulnar collateral, profunda brachii, and recurrent interosseous, as part of the articular network of the elbow. Synonym: arteria collateralis ulnaris inferior, arteria anastomotica magna, great anastomotic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |