aneurysm
pronunciation
How to pronounce aneurysm in British English:
UK [ˈænjərɪzəm]
How to pronounce aneurysm in American English:
US [ˈænjəˌrɪzəm]
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- Noun:
- a cardiovascular disease characterized by a sac-like widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
Word Origin
- aneurysm (n.)
- early 15c., from Medieval Latin aneurisma, from Greek aneurysmos "dilation," from aneurynein "to dilate," from ana- "up" (see ana-) + eurynein "widen," from eurys "broad, wide" (see eury-).
Example
- 1. The call came at 4:40 p.m. , that day , my father was in the hospital in florida with an aneurysm .
- 2. Mechanical method for establishing the saccular aneurysm animal model .
- 3. Spangenberg , who died suddenly from an abdominal aneurysm at 57 , was unprepared , but others are leaving detailed instructions . There 's even a tiny industry that has sprung up to help people wrap up their online contacts after their deaths .
- 4. Tell me where it is or you get an aneurysm !
- 5. Inches away from an aneurysm .