aneurysm

Meaning

An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.

Synonyms

aneurism

infarction

phlebitis

angiopathy

vascular diseases

blood vessel diseases

haematocele

Translations

anévrisme

Aneurysma

aneurisma

aneurisma

aneurisma

aneurysma

anévrysme

ανεύρυσμα

aneurisma

phlébite

Aneurysmus

vaisseaux sanguins

infarctus

Hyphenated as

an‧eur‧ys‧m

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈan.jʊɹ.ɪz.əm/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνεύρυσμα (aneúrusma, “a widening, a dilation”), from ἀνευρύνω (aneurúnō, “to dilate”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + εὐρύς (eurús, “wide”).