File:Varicose veins.jpg
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English: The illustration shows how a varicose vein forms in a leg. Figure A shows a normal vein with a working valve and normal blood flow. Figure B shows a varicose vein with a deformed valve, abnormal blood flow, and thin, stretched walls. The middle image shows where varicose veins might appear in a leg. |
| Date | Unknown date |
| Source | Varicous veins. |
| Author | National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. |
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This image is a work of the National Institutes of Health, part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, taken or made as part of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
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| current | 13:22, 28 May 2009 | | 400 × 425 (62 KB) | wikimediacommons>Stevenfruitsmaak | {{Information |Description={{en|1=The illustration shows how a varicose vein forms in a leg. Figure A shows a normal vein with a working valve and normal blood flow. Figure B shows a varicose vein with a deformed valve, abnormal blood flow, and thin, stre |
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