varix

The English word “varix” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein.
In mollusks, a particular ridge on the shell, corresponding to a former position of the aperture.

Etymology

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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