Varicose
Varicose (?; 277) , adjective
[Latin varicosus, from varix, -icis, a dilated vein; compare 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.
2.
(Medicine) Intended for the treatment of varicose veins; -- said of elastic stockings, bandages, and the like.