Varicose Veins
| Medical Definition: |
Enlarged and tortuous VEINS. |
| Guide Notes: |
assume to be of legs so do not coord with LEG; other sites: coord VARICOSE VEINS (IM) + organ /blood supply (IM), not organ/dis, as orbit varix = VARICOSE VEINS (IM) + ORBIT /blood supply (IM) (not ORBITAL DISEASES) |
Varicose Veins Categories.
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Varicose Ulcer - Ulcer due to varicose veins. Chronic venous insufficiency in the deep veins of the legs leads to shunting the venous return into the superficial veins, in which pressure and flow rate, as well as oxygen content, are increased. |
Varicose Veins Medical Definitions and Terms
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