- vorticose
- adjective Date: 1783 archaic vortical
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
vorticose
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Vorticose — Vor ti*cose , a. [L. vorticosus.] Vortical; whirling; as, a vorticose motion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vorticose — [vôrt′ə kōs΄] adj. [L vorticosus < vortex: see VORTEX] whirling; vortical … English World dictionary
Vorticose veins — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = venae vorticosae GraySubject = 225 GrayPage = 1010 Caption = The veins of the choroid. (Venae vorticosae labeled though difficult to see at center.) Caption2 = Diagram of the blood vessels of the eye, as seen… … Wikipedia
vorticose — vorticosely, adv. /vawr ti kohs /, adj. vortical; whirling. [1775 85; < L vorticosus eddying. See VORTICAL, OSE1] * * * … Universalium
vorticose — adjective vortical … Wiktionary
vorticose — Arranged in a whorl. [L. vorticosus, fr. vortex, a whorl] … Medical dictionary
vorticose — vor·ti·cose … English syllables
vorticose — /ˈvɔtəkoʊs/ (say vawtuhkohs) adjective vortical; whirling. {Latin vorticōsus, from vortex vortex} …
vorticose — … Useful english dictionary
vorticose vein — vor·ti·cose vein .vȯrt ə .kōs n VENA VORTICOSA … Medical dictionary
