Syn.
— Change; vicissitude; variety; deviation.
VARICELLA
Var`i*cel"la, n. Etym: [NL., dim. of LL. variola smallpox.] (Med.)
Defn: Chicken pox.
VARICES
Var"i*ces, n. pl.
Defn: See Varix.
VARICIFORM
Va*ric"i*form, a. Etym: [Varix + -form.] (Med.)
Defn: Resembling a varix.
VARICOCELE
Var"i*co*cele, n. Etym: [Varix a dilated vein + Gr. varicocèle.]
(Med.)
Defn: A varicose enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord; also, a like enlargement of the veins of the scrotum.
VARICOSE Var"i*cose`, a. Etym: [L. varicosus, from varix, -icis, a dilated vein; cf. varus bent, stretched, crooked.]