[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

varicose \var"icose`\ ?; 277, a. l. varicosus, from varix,
   -icis, a dilated vein; cf. varus bent, stretched, crooked.
   1. irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with, or
      containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to
      varices, or varicosities; as, a varicose nerve fiber; a
      varicose vein; varicose ulcers.
      1913 webster

   2. med. intended for the treatment of varicose veins; --
      said of elastic stockings, bandages, and the like.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

varicose
     adj : abnormally swollen or knotty; "varicose veins"

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