aneurysm

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

aneurism stroke angina carbuncle coronary-artery disease acidity amnesia cyst basilar neoplastic ischemia amenorrhea angiogram bloodroot aneurismal
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Hypernyms

cardiovascular disease

Hyponyms

aortic aneurysm cerebral aneurysm intracranial aneurysm ventricular aneurysm

Phrases with the word

brain aneurysm femoral artery aneurysm aortic aneurysm repair aneurysm repair ventricular aneurysm

Anagrams

surnamey

Examples

An avid cyclist, Roskam and his nephew were heading home from a bicycle ride to Frenchman’s Bar when he suffered a brain aneurysm climbing the hill on Northeast Hazel Dell Avenue. Source: Internet

Atherosclerosis is also associated with problems such as aneurysm formation or splitting ("dissection") of arteries. Source: Internet

Canadian doctors who conducted the first robotic surgery to treat a brain aneurysm say the approach could boost the availability and precision of lifesaving stroke care. Source: Internet

Giant-cell arteritis can involve branches of the aorta as well, leading to aortic aneurysm or dissection. Source: Internet

If a non-ruptured brain aneurysm is discovered incidentally, the risk of rupture and a brain hemorrhage is about 1-2 % per year. Source: Internet

Larson would not live to see Rent's success; he died from an undiagnosed aortic aneurysm (believed to have resulted from Marfan syndrome ) in the early morning of January 25, 1996. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

aneurophytalean aneurophyte aneurotypical aneurysm repair aneurysmal aneurysmally