Aneurysm
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈan.jʊɹ.ɪz.əm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Aneurysm is a noun meaning (pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
Meaning
(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
Example Sentences
About 120,000 people were helping with the two-week annual harvest and “obviously you’re going to have some accidents”, he said. Every year, “one or two people” died from heart failure or aneurysms, he added.
Word Forms
- aneurysms
- aneurism
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fall, sacculation, aneurism, ectasia, angiopathy, pseudoaneurysm.
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