Definition of "vorticose" []

• Vortical. (adjective)

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• "He records the occurrence of the so-called vorticose shocks at several places, though he attributes them to another cause."
• "A similar circumstance was observed after an earthquake at Valparaiso, Calabria, and other places, including some of the ancient Greek temples. 137 This twisting displacement at first appears to indicate a vorticose movement beneath each point thus affected; but this is highly improbable."
• "Obstruction to outflow of blood through the vorticose veins, by the increased intra-ocular pressure, has long been a recognized explanation of the malignant tendency of glaucoma -- a part of the vicious circle established in this disease."