VARICOSE ULCER
\vˈaɹɪkˌə͡ʊs ˈʌlsə], \vˈaɹɪkˌəʊs ˈʌlsə], \v_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_k_ˌəʊ_s ˈʌ_l_s_ə]\
Definitions of VARICOSE ULCER
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- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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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.
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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