varicose

Modifying Another Word

• often: Often varicose eczema and ulceration can complicate DVT ( Hoffbrand & Pettit, 1980 ).

Modifies a noun

• vein: A typical site is in a varicose vein in a leg.
• eczema: The exact reason that the veins cause varicose eczema is not known.
• ulcer: He had walked several kilometers over pavements, and his varicose ulcer was throbbing.
• surgery: Deciding on varicose vein surgery Removing varicose veins is generally a safe surgical procedure.
• operation: In the UK alone 50,000 varicose veins operations per year are performed, mainly for mild disease.

Used with adjective complement

• become: Once the veins have become varicose, the legs can start to ache.