Cirsomphalos

/sɜːrˈsɒmfələs/ noun

Definition

A varicose condition affecting veins near the umbilicus (belly button).

Etymology

From Greek kirsos (varicose vein), omphalos (navel or umbilicus). The term combines the two Greek roots to describe veins swollen near the navel.

Kelly Says

Though cirsomphalos is extremely rare in medical literature, it represents the kind of hyper-specific medical terminology that doctors invented to describe every possible body variation—showing how thorough medical classification became.

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