Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spider vein

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: spi-der vein
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blood vessel affected by telangiectasia.

Informal

Etymology

From the slight resemblance to a spider on the skin.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

spider veins (plural)

Questions

What does spider vein mean?: A blood vessel affected by telangiectasia.
Where does spider vein come from?: From the slight resemblance to a spider on the skin.

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