cirsoid

/ ˈsɜːsɔɪd /

adjective

1. pathol resembling a varix Alsovaricoid

Word History and Origins

Origin of cirsoid¹

C19: from Greek kirsoeidēs, from kirsos swollen vein + -oid

Example Sentences

Cirsoid aneurysm is usually met with in the course of the temporal artery, and may involve the greater part of the scalp.

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Cirsoid Aneurysm of Forehead 299 70.

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Cirsoid Aneurysm of Orbit and Face 300 71.

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In other cases they are due to aneurysm of the ophthalmic artery, to thrombosis of the cavernous sinus, and, in rare instances, to cirsoid aneurysm.

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Anatomy—Injuries of Arteries: Varieties—Injuries of Veins: Air Embolism—Repair of blood vessels and natural arrest of hæmorrhage—Hæmorrhage: Varieties;Prevention;Arrest—Constitutional effects of hæmorrhage—Hæmophilia—Diseases of Blood Vessels:Thrombosis;Embolism—Arteritis: Varieties;Arterio-sclerosis—Thrombo-phlebitis—Phlebitis: Varieties—Varix—Angiomata—Nævus: Varieties;Electrolysis—Cirsoid aneurysm—Aneurysm: Varieties;Methods of treatment—Aneurysms of Individual Arteries.

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