| 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) |
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| ramus anastomoticus | 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) |
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| ramus anastomoticus arteriae meningeae mediae cum lacrimali | <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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |