aneurysm : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: aneurysm	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for aneurysm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aneurysm n a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall Synonym(s): aneurysm, aneurism
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.]