varicose veins
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a: Varicose veins ~
b: a pair of stretched-out panty hose
What:
"Varicose veins are like a pair of stretched-out panty hose," says Lenise Banse, M.D., a dermatologist and vein expert at the Northeast Family Dermatology Center in Clinton Township, Michigan. They're stretched and baggy--the veins, not the hose--because the valves in your legs just aren't doing their job.
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Writer: Lenise Banse
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Date: Aug 7 2014 4:39 PM
# 6013 Critique Analogy
a: Varicose Veins ~
b: a traffic jam in the legs
a: Varicose veins ~
b: the leaves of the tree
What: "Spider and varicose veins are like the leaves of the tree, but you really need to make sure the trunk and big limbs are okay first,"
Useful?
Writer: Marc Passman, MD
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Aug 7 2014 4:45 PM
# 6015 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.