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aneurysm

or an·eu·rism

[ an-yuh-riz-uhm ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. a permanent cardiac or arterial dilatation usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall.


aneurysm

/ ˈænjəˌrɪzəm /

noun

  1. a sac formed by abnormal dilation of the weakened wall of a blood vessel


aneurysm

/ ănyə-rĭz′əm /

  1. A localized, blood-filled dilation of a blood vessel or cardiac chamber caused by disease, such as arteriosclerosis, or weakening of the vessel or chamber wall. A ruptured aneurysm results in hemorrhage and is often fatal.


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Derived Forms

  • ˌaneuˈrysmally, adverb
  • ˌaneuˈrysmal, adjective

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Other Words From

  • aneu·rysmal aneu·rismal adjective
  • aneu·rysmal·ly aneu·rismal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of aneurysm1

First recorded in 1650–60; from Greek aneúrysma “dilation,” equivalent to aneurys- (variant stem of aneurýnein “to dilate,” from an- an- 3 + eurýnein “to widen, broaden”; eury- ) + -ma, noun suffix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of aneurysm1

C15: from Greek aneurusma, from aneurunein to dilate, from eurunein to widen

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Example Sentences

For some patients, it can even go away completely—like it reportedly did after about a week for Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke, who developed the disorder after having a brain aneurysm.

From Time

He died in his apartment of an aortic aneurysm the night before Rent’s off-Broadway premiere.

From Vox

Now, not only would I not put my life at risk unnecessarily, but the aneurysm—that near-death experience—really affected me.

He returned to the organization as pitching coach in 2004 and 2005, but surgery for an aortic aneurysm ended his coaching career.

According to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation the mortality rate is around 40 percent.

He discovered that his friend had just died from a brain aneurysm, and would never learn about the show.

The episode employs the tried and true conceit: a character has an aneurysm and begins hallucinating his life as a musical.

In the opening pages, village council member Barry Fairbrother drops dead from a brain aneurysm.

Coffee-drinking increases the risk of intracranial aneurysm by 10.6 percent.

An aneurysm needle threaded with silk is now passed around the vein from within outwards.

The rupture of a popliteal aneurysm, however, by compressing the vein and the articular branches, usually determines gangrene.

In other cases the blood escapes beyond the sheath and collects in the surrounding tissues, and a traumatic aneurysm results.

They usually heal rapidly, but, like punctured wounds, are liable to be followed by the formation of an aneurysm.

When the associated wound in the soft parts is valvular the hæmorrhage is arrested and an aneurysm may develop.

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