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abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel
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Varix (Pl. varices) is a thickened axial ridge in the shell of some types of Littorinimorpha and Neogastropoda, located at intervals around the whorl, and formed by thickening of the outer lip at a resting stage in the growth of the shell. In most gastropods bearing varixes (e.g. Cassidae, this is essentially a thickening or swelling of the shell at that point. ...
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An elevated axial structure in certain gastropods, more prominent than ribs and generally more widely spaced, morking periodic resting stages in the animal's growth, during each of which a thickened outer lip developed.
Ãâó: www.fish.washington.edu/naturemapping/mollusks/glo...
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enlarged and dilated vessel, usually tortuous, usually in vein
Ãâó: www.southalabama.edu/alliedhealth/cls/Ravine/gloss...
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An enlarged and tortuous vein (pleural: varices)
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