plural varices
ˈver-ə-ˌsēz
ˈva-rə-
: an abnormally dilated or swollen blood or lymph vessel and especially a vein (as of the esophagus or stomach)
Sclerotherapy has become an accepted treatment for bleeding esophageal varices.—The New England Journal of Medicine
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