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aneurysm

Pronunciation: /ˈanjʊrɪz(ə)m/

(also aneurism)
Definition of aneurysm

noun

Medicine
  • an excessive localized swelling of the wall of an artery.

Derivatives

aneurysmal

Pronunciation: /-ˈrɪzm(ə)l/

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Greek aneurusma 'dilatation', from aneurunein 'widen out'

aneurysm in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of aneurysm in the US English dictionary

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