aneurism – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
aneurism
n.
permanent arterial enlargement usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall by diseases (Medicine)
Aneurysm
An
aneurysm or
aneurism (from ,
aneurysma, "dilation", from ἀνευρύνειν,
aneurynein, "to dilate") is a localized, blood-filled balloon-like in the wall of a
blood vessel.
aneurism
Noun
1. a cardiovascular disease characterized by a sac-like widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
(synonym) aneurysm
(hypernym) cardiovascular disease
(hyponym) aortic aneurysm
Aneurism
(n.)
A soft, pulsating, hollow tumor, containing blood, arising from the preternatural dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
aneurism
aneurysm or aneurism
noun
swelling caused by the weakening of a wall of a blood vessel
congenital aneurysm = weakening of the arteries at the base of the brain, occurring in a baby from birth
COMMENT: aneurysm usually occurs in the wall of the aorta, ('aortic aneurysm') and is often due to atherosclerosis, and sometimes to syphilis
