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Aneurysm

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A localized, pathological, blood-filled dilatation of a blood vessel caused by a disease or weakening of the vessel's wall.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. a sac-like widening of a blood vessel.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall

Word Usage

"Even more surprising, given the fear the word "aneurysm" strikes in patients with new diagnoses and their families, is that many small unruptured aneurysms are not treated."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

cardiovascular disease

Hyponym

cerebral aneurysm ventricular aneurysm intracranial aneurysm aortic aneurysm

Form

aneurysmatic aneurysmal

Same Context

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