Term: varicose vein: a vein that is permanently dilated; most common in the legs
Broader: varicosity: varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous | Unrelated: pothunter: someone who hunts for food (not for sport)
Broader: varicosity: varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous | Unrelated: tyndall effect: the phenomenon in which light is scattered by very small particles in its path; it makes a beam of light visible; the scattered light is mainly blue
Broader: varicosity: varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous | Unrelated: headful: the quantity of information that a head will hold
Broader: varicosity: varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous | Unrelated: refrigeration: deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes
Broader: varicosity: varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous | Unrelated: monotone: an unchanging intonation
Broader: varicosity: varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous | Unrelated: voice over: the voice on an unseen commentator in a film of television program
Broader: varicosity: varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous | Unrelated: fiber optics: the transmission of light signals via glass fibers
Broader: varicosity: varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous | Unrelated: driftfish: small (6 inches) tropical butterfishes found worldwide
Broader: varicosity: varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous | Unrelated: counterespionage: spying on the spies
Broader: varicosity: varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous | Unrelated: knight banneret: a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command