D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Varix

/(vā"rĭks)/ · Va·rix · IPA
01 n. A uneven, permanent dilatation of a vein.
pl. Varices ((văr"ĭ*sēz))
  1. 1.
    A uneven, permanent dilatation of a vein.(Med.)
  2. 2.
    One of the prominent ridges or ribs extending across each of the whorls of certain univalve shells.(Zool.)