aneurysm
An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized…An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
» Tom died of a brain aneurysm.
Meaning
1 sensesAn abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
Aneurysma
аневри́змаanevrízma
a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
Examples
8 sentencesTom died of a brain aneurysm.
Tom died from a brain aneurysm.
Under pressure, those aneurysms can expand like balloons, stretching the arterial wall.
Aneurysms are dangerous unless they're treated right away.
Tom had a brain aneurysm.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek ἀνεύρυσμα (aneúrusma, “a widening, a dilation”), from ἀνευρύνω (aneurúnFrom Ancient Greek ἀνεύρυσμα (aneúrusma, “a widening, a dilation”), from ἀνευρύνω (aneurúnō, “to dilate”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + εὐρύς (eurús, “wide”).
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Forms
plural: aneurysmsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall:aneurism