Medical Dictionary
aneurysm
noun an·eu·rysm
Medical Definition of ANEURYSM
: an abnormal blood-filled dilatation of a blood vessel and especially an artery resulting from disease of the vessel wall
—an·eu·rys·mal also an·eu·ris·mal \ˌan-yə-ˈriz-məl\ adjective
—an·eu·rys·mal·ly \-ē\ adverb
Variants of ANEURYSM
an·eu·rysm also an·eu·rism \ˈan-yə-ˌriz-əm\
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