Definition of "varicosity" []

• Varicosis. (noun)
• A varicose enlargement or swelling. (noun)
• The condition of having varicose veins. (noun)

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• "In your case, standing on your feet all day is allowing the blood to pool in your legs, resulting in the varicosity."
• "Nor is a degree of varicosity in the lower legs of runners unusual; the calf muscles get very hard and force the softer veins toward the surface."
• "In one popliteal varix, slight varicosity of the superficial veins of the leg was present, but it was not certain that the development of this was not antecedent to the injury, as the patient did not notice it until his attention was drawn to its existence."