| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall.[Wordnet]
2. A soft, pulsating, hollow tumor, containing blood, arising from the preternatural dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery.[Websters]. | |
Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Top | |
Date "ANEURISM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1807. (references) |
| Etymology:Aneurism \An"eu*rism\, noun. [from Greek expression widening, an opening; up wide.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ANEURISM
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Health | A localized abnormal dilatation of a blood vessel filled with fluid or clotted blood, forming a pulsating tumor, and resulting from disease of the vessel wall. (references) | ||
| Medicine | A localised bulging of a blood vessel. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: ANEURISM
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Cirsoid aneurism | A disease of an artery in which it becomes dilated and elongated, like a varicose vein. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Exogenous aneurism | (Med.), an aneurism which is produced by causes acting from without, as from injury. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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