ANEURYSM


Meaning of ANEURYSM in English

[ 'anjʊrɪz(ə)m ]

(also aneurism )

■ noun Medicine an excessive localized swelling of the wall of an artery.

Derivatives

~al adjective

Origin

ME: from Gk aneurusma 'dilatation'.

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