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Meaning of aneurysm in English
Pronunciation
/ˈænjəˌrɪzəm/
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Noun
aneurysm
Etymology
late Middle English: from Greek aneurusma‘dilatation’, from aneurunein‘widen out’
Definitions
1.
a cardiovascular disease characterized by a sac-like widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall