- aneurysm or aneurism
- an|eu|rysm or an|eu|rism [ `ænjə,rızəm ] noun count MEDICALa serious swelling in the wall of an ARTERY (=tube carrying blood round the body)
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
aneurysm or aneurism
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aneurysm — (also aneurism) ► NOUN Medicine ▪ an excessive localized swelling of the wall of an artery. DERIVATIVES aneurysmal adjective. ORIGIN Greek aneurusma dilatation … English terms dictionary
aneurysm — or aneurism [an′yo͞o riz΄əm, anyəriz΄əm] n. [ModL aneurisma < Gr aneurysma < ana , up + eurys, broad: see EURY ] a sac formed by local enlargement of the weakened wall of an artery, a vein, or the heart, caused by disease or injury… … English World dictionary
Aneurysm — For other uses, see Aneurysm (disambiguation). Aneurysm Classification and external resources Angiography of an aneurism in a cerebral artery ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
aneurism — aneurysm UK [ˈænjəˌrɪz(ə)m] / US [ˈænjəˌrɪzəm] or aneurism UK / US noun [countable] Word forms aneurysm : singular aneurysm plural aneurysms medical a serious swelling in the wall of an artery (= tube carrying blood around the body) … English dictionary
aneurism — (n.) the less correct, but more popular, spelling of ANEURYSM (Cf. aneurysm) (q.v.), by influence of words in ISM (Cf. ism). The y is etymologically correct; the spelling with i suggests a meaning nervelessness … Etymology dictionary
aneurism, or aneurysm — A sac formed by the dilatation of the weakened walls of an artery, usually resulting in a soft pulsating tumor … Black's law dictionary
aneurism, or aneurysm — A sac formed by the dilatation of the weakened walls of an artery, usually resulting in a soft pulsating tumor … Black's law dictionary
aneurysm — UK [ˈænjəˌrɪz(ə)m] / US [ˈænjəˌrɪzəm] or aneurism UK / US noun [countable] Word forms aneurysm : singular aneurysm plural aneurysms medical a serious swelling in the wall of an artery (= tube carrying blood around the body) … English dictionary
Aneurism — An eu*rism, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a widening, an opening; ? up + ? wide.] (Med.) A soft, pulsating, hollow tumor, containing blood, arising from the preternatural dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery. [Written also {aneurysm}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aneurism — aneurism, or aneurysm A sac formed by the dilatation of the weakened walls of an artery, usually resulting in a soft pulsating tumor … Black's law dictionary
