| varicophlebitis | Inflammation of varicose veins. Origin: varico-+ G. Phleps, vein, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
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| varicose | 1. Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with, or containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to varices, or varicosities; as, a varicose nerve fibre; a varicose vein; varicose ulcers. 2. <medicine> Intended for the treatment of varicose veins; said of elastic stockings, bandages. And the like. Origin: L. Varicosus, from varix, -icis, a dilated vein; cf. Varus bent, stretched, crooked. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| varicose aneurysm | A blood-containing sac, communicating with both an artery and a vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| varicose eczema | Eczema occurring over areas in which the skin has been compromised by varicosities. (05 Mar 2000) |
| varicose ulcer | Ulcer due to varicose veins. Chronic venous insufficiency in the deep veins of the legs leads to shunting the venous return into the superficial veins, in which pressure and flow rate, as well as oxygen content, are increased. (12 Dec 1998) |
| varicose vein | <anatomy, surgery> An abnormal swelling and tortuosity especially of the superficial veins of the legs. (18 Nov 1997) |
| varicose veins | Permanent dilation and tortuosity of vein's, most commonly seen in the legs, probably as a result of congenitally incomplete valves; there is a predisposition to varicose vein's among persons in occupations requiring long periods of standing, and in pregnant women. (05 Mar 2000) |
| varicosis | A dilated or varicose state of a vein or veins. Origin: varico-+ G. -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| varicosity | A varix or varicose condition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| varicotomy | An operation for varicose veins by subcutaneous incision. Origin: varico-+ G. Tome, a cutting (05 Mar 2000) |
| varicula | A varicose condition of the veins of the conjunctiva. Synonym: conjunctival varix. Origin: L. Dim. Of varix (05 Mar 2000) |
| varicule | A small varicose vein ordinarily seen in the skin; may be associated with venous stars, venous lakes, or larger varicose veins. Origin: L. Varicula, dim. Of varix (05 Mar 2000) |
| variegate porphyria | Porphyria characterised by abdominal pain and neuropsychiatric abnormalities, by dermal sensitivity to light and mechanical trauma, by increased faecal excretion of proto-and coproporphyrin, and by increased urinary excretion of d-aminolevulinic acid, porphobilinogen, and porphyrins; due to a deficiency of protoporphyrinogen oxidase; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: protocoproporphyria hereditaria, South African type porphyria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| variety | <botany> A taxonomic rank below subspecies in botany, varieties are usually the result of selective breeding and diverge from the parent species or subspecies in relatively minor ways. (09 Oct 1997) |
| variola | <medicine> The smallpox. Origin: LL, fr. L. Varius various. See Various. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| variola virus |
the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon
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| variola minor |
alastrim: a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent
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| variolar |
relating to small pox
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| varix |
abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel
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| varnish |
paint that provides a hard glossy transparent coating cover with varnish
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| VAR | differing from a norm or standard |
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| VAR | a variable quantity that is random |
| VAR | an activity that varies from a norm or standard |
| VAR | the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard |
| VAR | (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure |
| VAR | an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard |
| VAR | something a little different from others of the same type |
| VAR | a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished |
| VAR | an instance of change |
| VAR | (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration |
| VAR | (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) |
| VAR | the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north |