Defn: Varicose. Cirsoid aneurism, a disease of an artery in which it becomes dilated and elongated, like a varicose vein.
CIRSOTOMY
Cir*sot"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr. (Surg.)
Defn: Any operation for the removal of varices by incision.
Dunglison.
CIS-
Cis-.
Defn: A Latin preposition, sometimes used as a prefix in English words, and signifying on this side.
CISALPINE
Cis*al"pine, a. Etym: [L. Cisalpinus; cis on this side + Alpinus
Alpine.]
Defn: On the hither side of the Alps with reference to Rome, that is, on the south side of the Alps; — opposed to transalpine.
CISATLANTIC
Cis`at*lan"tic, a. Etym: [Pref. cis- + Atlantic.]
Defn: On this side of the Atlantic Ocean; — used of the eastern or the western side, according to the standpoint of the writer. Story.
CISCO
Cis"co, n. (Zoöl.)