aneurism
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[edit]Noun
[edit]aneurism (plural aneurisms)
- Alternative spelling of aneurysm.
- 2024, Kate Atkinson, Death at the Sign of the Rook, Doubleday, page 263:
- Give me a swift death, she thought — a hammer blow to the head, the sudden aneurism, the proverbial bus.
Usage notes
[edit]- This spelling less closely resembles the original Greek than aneurysm.
- It is much less commonly used than aneurysm (1:20 in the US per COCA).