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What's the difference between aneurysmal varix and varicose aneurysm?
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Interchangeable: These seem to be the same thing.
Answered 11/2/2012
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No difference.: "Varix" means "varicose vein" and "aneurysmal" is an adjective that means "like an aneurysm", so "aneurysmal varix" and "varicose aneurysm" are the same thing. One confusion may be that "varicose", "varix", "aneurysm" and "aneurysmal" all mean "dilated or swollen". But, by convention, an "aneurysm" is usually more localized. So, a long varix can have an even more dilated "aneurysmal" segment.
Answered 8/13/2015
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