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5 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel
originVia Middle English varix from Latin varix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wers-. See also Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”), Lithuanian viršus (“top”).
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