varicose

FREQ #43559

a. 肿胀的, 静脉曲张的

发音

UK /ˈvæɹ.ɪ.kəʊs/
其它
US /ˈvɛɹ.ə.koʊs/

词形变化

more varicose 比较级 most varicose 最高级

别名

varicous

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Abnormally swollen, dilated or knotty.

词汇关系

形容词

近义相关 1

unhealthy

相关短语

varicose vein n. 静脉曲张 varicose veins [医] 静脉曲张

词源

From varix, via Middle English [Term?] from Latin varix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wers-. By surface analysis, varic- + -ose. See also Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”), Lithuanian viršus (“top”).

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