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varicose

adjective
variants: also varicosed

Synonyms and Antonyms of varicose

enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure
  • varicose blood vessels
Synonyms of varicose

bloated, blown, distended, overinflated, puffed, swollen, tumescent, tumid, turgid
Words Related to varicose

ballooned, blown up, expanded

bulging, dilated, protuberant

ventricose

ballooning, dilating, turgescent
Near Antonyms of varicose

collapsed, deflated, detumescent

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