See Also: Aneurysm(medicine)
aneurysm(encyclopedia)
Aneurysm(health)
aneurysm(dictionary)
intracranial aneurysm(medicine)
traumatic aneurysm(medicine)
true aneurysm(medicine)
tubular aneurysm(medicine)
varicose aneurysm(medicine)
ventricular aneurysm(medicine)

aneurysm (iou)



aneurysm noun. Also aneurism. LME.
[Greek aneurusma dilatation, from aneurunein widen out, from AN-4 + eurunein, from euros wide.]
Medicine. A morbid dilatation of the wall of a blood-vessel, usu. an artery.
dissecting aneurysm: see DISSECT verb 1.
aneu'rysmal noun & adjective (a) noun (rare) = ANEURYSM; (b) adjective characterized by or of the nature of an aneurysm: LME.