the state, condition, or quality of being varicose
2.
an abnormally distended vein
Examples of 'varicosities' in a sentence
varicosities
There were 2–5 primary dendrites and sparsely branched dendrites with varicosities.
Mi-Jin Jeong, Hang-Gu Kim, Chang-Jin Jeon 2018, 'The organization of melanopsin-immunoreactive cells in microbat retina', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0190435. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The varicosities were treated successfully using multiple procedures, resulting in complete resolution of all symptoms.
Lori Jia, Jason Alexander, Nedaa Skeik 2019, 'May-Thurner Syndrome with Large Abdominal Varicosity, Treated Successfully Using MultipleApproaches', Case Reports in Vascular Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7079307. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Round ligament varicosities are rare and the mass mimics an inguinal hernia.
Kyeong Hwa Ryu, Jung-Hee Yoon 2014, 'Ultrasonographic diagnosis of round ligament varicosities mimicking inguinal hernia:report of two cases with literature review', Ultrasonographyhttp://www.e-ultrasonography.org/upload/usg-14006.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
She denied any personal or family history of malignancies, varicosities, or hepatic issues.
Mark Sueyoshi, Steven Clevenger, Elaine Hart 2018, 'Large Vaginal Varicosities in the Setting of Pregnancy without Known Hepatic or VascularRisks: A Case Report and Review of the Literature', Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2394695. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The most frequent variation consisted of sublingual varicosities (51.6%).
Raquel Conceição Ferreira, Cláudia Silami de Magalhães, Allyson Nogueira Moreira 2010, 'Oral mucosal alterations among the institutionalized elderly in Brazil', Brazilian Oral Researchhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242010000300007. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Velvety and translucent skin, venous varicosities and wrist dislocation were present.
Calzavara-Pinton Pier, Fattori Rossella, Gnoli Maria, Wischmeijer Anita, Zoppi Nicoletta,Ritelli Marco, Drera Bruno, Barlati Sergio, Colombi Marina 2009, 'Loeys-Dietz syndrome type I and type II: clinical findings and novel mutations intwo Italian patients', Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseaseshttp://www.ojrd.com/content/4/1/24. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Syn-1 has been reported to promote the formation of membrane varicosities in neurons.
Kim Chul, Park Eui U, Shin Chan, Jang Bo-Kwang, Ro Young-Tae, Yang Sung-Il 2010, 'Akt regulates the expression of MafK, synaptotagmin I, and syntenin-1, which playroles in neuronal function', Journal of Biomedical Sciencehttp://www.jbiomedsci.com/content/17/1/18. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)