aneurysm
/'ænjuərizm/ Cách viết khác : (aneurysm) /'ænjuərizm/
Definition
Noun: 1. A cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall: An aneurysm is a serious medical condition where a section of an artery wall weakens and bulges outward like a balloon. This bulge can grow over time and is at risk of rupturing, which can cause life-threatening internal bleeding.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The doctor discovered a small aneurysm in his brain during a routine scan.
- A ruptured aortic aneurysm is a medical emergency.
- Surgery is often required to repair an aneurysm before it bursts.
Advanced Usage
- "to have an aneurysm": This phrase is used literally to describe the medical condition.
- He was diagnosed as having an aneurysm in his abdominal aorta.
- "to give someone an aneurysm": This is a hyperbolic, informal idiom meaning to cause someone extreme stress, anger, or frustration, as if the stress could cause the medical condition.
- His reckless driving is going to give me an aneurysm!
Variants and Related Words
- Aneurysmal (adj): Relating to or characteristic of an aneurysm.
- The patient underwent surgery for aneurysmal dilation of the vessel.
- Aneurysmatic (adj): An alternative adjective form meaning the same as "aneurysmal."
- Aortic aneurysm (n): A specific type of aneurysm occurring in the aorta, the body's main artery.
- Cerebral aneurysm (n): A specific type of aneurysm occurring in an artery within the brain.
Synonyms
- Arterial dilation: A more general medical term for the widening of an artery.
- Vascular bulge: A descriptive term for the physical swelling of a blood vessel.
Related Phrases
- Dissecting aneurysm: A specific, severe type of aneurysm where the inner layer of the artery wall tears, causing blood to flow between the layers and force them apart.
- Berry aneurysm: A common type of cerebral aneurysm that is small, round, and resembles a berry on a stem.
- False aneurysm (pseudoaneurysm): A condition where a leak from an artery is contained by the surrounding tissue, forming a pulsating hematoma, rather than a true bulge of the artery wall itself.
Noun
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a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
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