Varicose veins. For other uses, see Varices. Varicose veins are veins that have become enlarged and twisted. The term commonly refers to the veins on the leg, although varicose veins can occur elsewhere. Veins have pairs of leaflet valves to prevent blood from flowing backwards (retrograde flow or venous reflux).
Sand Lake, Michigan. Sand Lake is a general law village in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 500 at the 2010 census.
Lake is an unincorporated community within the township off US Highway 10 at 43Â°51â²07â³N 85Â°00â²19â³W / 43.85194Â°N 85.00528Â°W / 43.85194; -85.00528 (Lake, Michigan). The settlement began as a depot on the Pere Marquette Railway named Lake Station in 1877, after its location next to Crooked Lake.