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thread vein
noun[ Cusually plural ]
UKuk /ˈθred ˌvəɪn/ us /ˈθred ˌvəɪn/(alsospider vein)
a very thin vein(= tube that carries blood) that can be seen on the legs or face: 蛛状曲张静脉
You can disguise thread veins and blemishes with a good concealer. 你可以用好的遮瑕膏来掩盖毛细血管和斑点。
Thread veins are fine capillaries just below the surface of the skin, usually around the thigh and calf area. 毛细血管是皮肤表面以下的细小血管，通常在大腿和小腿部位可以看到。
If you have thread veins, avoid facial steaming.
Thread veins appear brown after treatment because remnants of blood may remain.
At least half of all women and one in ten men will get unsightly thread veins at some time.
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