ANEURYSM


Meaning of ANEURYSM in English

/ 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.