aneurism

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Noun

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aneurism (plural aneurisms)

  1. 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

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  • 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).

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