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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jìngmài qūzhāng
"长时间站立容易引起下肢静脉曲张。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A gnarled, enlarged vein, most commonly appearing in the legs and feet due to damaged valves that allow blood to flow backward or pool.
"Standing for long hours at her retail job eventually caused painful varicose veins to develop in her lower legs." - 2
Any permanently dilated, elongated, or tortuous superficial vein in the body.
"The physician examined the patient for signs of underlying venous insufficiency contributing to the varicose veins."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'varix', meaning a dilated or swollen vein, stemming from 'varicare', meaning to straddle. Adopted into late Middle English and medical terminology during the 16th century to describe enlarged, twisted superficial blood vessels typically occurring in the lower extremities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Varicose vein" is said worldwide
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varice
Transliteration: varis
"Elle souffre de varices aux jambes après de longues heures debout."
Krampfader
Transliteration: Krampfader
"Krampfadern können Schmerzen und schwere Beine verursachen."
varice
Transliteration: varice
"Le varici alle gambe possono essere trattate con la chirurgia laser."
varice
Transliteration: variz
Script: variz
"Las cremas pueden aliviar los síntomas, pero no eliminan la variz."
variz
Transliteration: variz
"Minha mãe fez uma cirurgia para remover as varizes das pernas."
स्फीतशिरा
Transliteration: sphitshira
"पैरों में स्फीतशिरा की समस्या उम्र के साथ बढ़ सकती है।"
静脉曲张
Transliteration: jìngmài qūzhāng
"长时间站立容易引起下肢静脉曲张。"
하지정맥류
Transliteration: haji jeongmaekryu
"하지정맥류는 다리의 혈액순환을 방해할 수 있습니다."
下肢静脈瘤
Transliteration: kashi jōmyakuryū
"長時間の立ち仕事は下肢静脈瘤の原因になります。"
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