aneurysm
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνεύρυσμα (aneúrusma, “a widening, a dilatation”), from ἀνευρύνω (aneurúnō, “to dilate”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + εὐρύς (eurús, “wide”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈan.jʊɹ.ɪz.əm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæn.jəɹ.ɪz.əm/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: an‧eur‧ys‧m
Noun
aneurysm (plural aneurysms)
- (pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
- 2023 September 14, “France investigates deaths of four Champagne workers in heatwave”, in The Guardian, sourced from Agence France-Presse, →ISSN:
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
abnormal blood-filled swelling
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