aneurysm – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
aneurysm
n.
abnormal expansion of blood vessel containing clotted blood (Medical)
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.
aneurysm
Noun
1. a cardiovascular disease characterized by a sac-like widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
(synonym) aneurism
(hypernym) cardiovascular disease
(hyponym) aortic aneurysm
Aneurysm
A widening or dilatation of blood vessel.
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
Aneurysm
localized, pathological, blood-filled dilatations of a blood vessel caused by a disease or weakening of the vessel's wall.
