Varicosity

[,væri'kɒsiti]

(noun.) varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous.

Edited by Elsie--From WordNet

(n.) The quality or state of being varicose.

(n.) An enlargement or swelling in a vessel, fiber, or the like; a varix; as, the varicosities of nerve fibers.

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