varix

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein.
  2. In mollusks, a particular ridge on the shell, corresponding to a former position of the aperture.
    — In the personid genus Distorsio, varix formation is accompanied by a reorientation of the aperture.

词形变化

varices plural

词汇关系

相关词
variceal

词源

Via 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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