Varicose ulcer (medical condition): A condition which is characterized by an ulcer due varicose veins.
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Varicose ulcer: the loss of skin surface in the drainage area of a varicose vein, usually in the leg, resulting from stasis and infection.gravitational ulcer. SYN: stasis ulcer, venous ulcer.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Varicose ulcer: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007
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Varicose ulcer: Another name for Varicose ulcers (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Varicose ulcers
Varicose ulcer: Varicose ulcer is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
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Source - MeSH 2007
Source - MeSH 2007
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