*arico*

n. [ F. ] 1. A ragout or stew of meat with beans and other vegetables. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The ripe seeds, or the unripe pod, of the common string bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), used as a vegetable. Other species of the same genus furnish different kinds of haricots. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Varix a dilated vein + Gr. &unr_; tumor: cf. F. varicocèle. ] (Med.) A varicose enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord; also, a like enlargement of the veins of the scrotum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. varicosus, from varix, -icis, a dilated vein; cf. varus bent, stretched, crooked. ] 1. Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with, or containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to varices, or varicosities; as, a varicose nerve fiber; a varicose vein; varicose ulcers. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Intended for the treatment of varicose veins; -- said of elastic stockings, bandages, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Varix, and -osis. ] (Med.) The formation of varices; varicosity. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. The quality or state of being varicose. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An enlargement or swelling in a vessel, fiber, or the like; a varix; as, the varicosities of nerve fibers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Varix; -tomy. ] (Surg.) Excision of a varicosity. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]