Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun varicose_vein

1 sense of varicose vein

Sense 1
varicose vein -- (a vein that is permanently dilated; most common in the legs)
       => vein, vena, venous blood vessel -- (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood")
       => varicosity -- (varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous)