var·ix 
(vărĭks)
(vărĭks)n. pl. var·i·ces (-ĭ-sēz′)
1. An abnormally dilated or swollen vein, artery, or lymph vessel.
2. One of the longitudinal ridges on the surface of a gastropod shell.
[Latin, swollen vein.]
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