aneurysm
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈan.jʊɹ.ɪz.əm//
- United States//ˈæn.jəɹ.ɪz.əm//
An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
noun
- 1
An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
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.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνεύρυσμα (aneúrusma, “a widening, a dilation”), from ἀνευρύνω (aneurúnō, “to dilate”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + εὐρύς (eurús, “wide”).
Forms
- plural
- aneurysms
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aneurysm · An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
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