varicose veinnoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/ˌvær.ɪ.kəʊs ˈveɪn/us/ˌver.ə.koʊs ˈveɪn/a swollen and often painful vein, especially in the legs:
Pregnant women often get varicose veins.
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Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- anaemia
- anemic
- angina
- deep vein thrombosis
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- haemorrhage
- hypothermia
- leukaemia
- paediatric thrombocytopenia
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pediatric thrombocytopenia
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
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