aneurysm

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Alternative forms

• aneurism

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνεύρυσμα (aneurysma, “a widening, an opening”), from ἀνά (ana, “up”) + εὐρύς (eurys, “wide”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈæn.jə(ɹ).ɪz.m̩/
• (US) IPA: /ˈæn.jɚ.ɪz.m̩/

Noun

aneurysm (plural aneurysms)

1. (pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.

Derived terms

• aneurysmatic
• aneurysmal

Translations

abnormal blood-filled swelling

Asturian: aneurisma (ast) Catalan: aneurisma (ca) Czech: aneurysma (cs) n. Dutch: aneurysma (nl) n. Finnish: valtimonlaajentuma, valtimonpullistuma French: anévrisme (fr) m., anévrysme (fr) German: Aneurysma (de) n.

Icelandic: slagæðargúlpur (is) m., gúlpur (is) m. Italian: aneurisma (it) m. Portuguese: aneurisma (pt) m. Russian: аневризма (ru) (an'evrízma) f. Spanish: aneurisma (es) m. Swedish: artärbråck (sv) c., pulsåderbråck (sv) c., aneurysm (sv) c. Turkish: anevrizma (tr)