# varicosity

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An enlarged vessel or nerve, particularly a blood vessel.
2. A varicose vein.
3. The tortuousness, and the degree thereof, of a set of varicose veins.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin varicōsitās, from varicōsus, from varix (“varicose vein”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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