/ ˈænjərɪzəm; NAmE / noun
( medical ) an area of extreme swelling on the wall of an artery
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Greek aneurusma dilatation, from aneurunein widen out.
/ ˈænjərɪzəm; NAmE / noun
( medical ) an area of extreme swelling on the wall of an artery
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Greek aneurusma dilatation, from aneurunein widen out.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005