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aneurysm

[ US /ˈænjʊˌɹɪzəm, ˈænjʊˌɹɪzm/ ]
[ UK /ˈænjuːɹˌɪzəm/ ]
NOUN
  1. a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall

How To Use aneurysm In A Sentence

  • In patients without subarachnoid hemorrhage from a separate aneurysm, larger aneurysms also were more likely to rupture.
  • It may be the leading risk factor for cerebral aneurysms and subarchnoid hemorrhage.
  • The increasing swelling of an aneurysm of the aorta may press on the spine and chest organs.
  • Most aortic aneurysms occur in the abdominal aorta, the main cause being arteriosclerosis.
  • We suggest that this is misleading as different workers have used different sizes of the aorta to define an aneurysm.
  • The condition, called aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, is often misdiagnosed, even though it is one of the most deadly neurological emergencies. Health News from Medical News Today
  • DANA BASH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Wolf, well, the vice president's office tells us that he's going to have what they call elective surgery, to remove an aneurysm in the artery behind his right knee, and that is going to happen next weekend, according to top aide, Steve Schmidt. CNN Transcript Sep 16, 2005
  • Aneurysms of the infrarenal abdominal aorta and iliac arteries coexist to such a degree that they may be considered a single clinical entity.
  • It is also appropriate to investigate for metastatic infection or distant sources of hematogenous dissemination of infection such as infected aneurysm, skin lesions, septic phlebitis, and osteomyelitis.
  • Our analysis showed serious deficiencies in the case for screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm as it currently stands.
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