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aneurysm, aneurism [ˈænjəˌrɪzəm] n (Medicine) a sac formed by abnormal dilation of the weakened wall of a blood vessel [from Greek aneurusma, from aneurunein to dilate, from eurunein to widen] aneurysmal , aneurismal, aneurysmatic, aneurismatic adj aneurysmally , aneurismally, aneurysmatically, aneurismatically adv
aneurism, aneurysm a disease of the artery wall that causes a localized dilatation of the artery and a pulsating tumor. See also: Blood and Blood Vessels
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