aneurysm

/'ænjuərizm/ Cách viết khác : (aneurysm) /'ænjuərizm/

Thân thiện

A doctor points to an illustration of an aneurysm on a medical chart.

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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall

Từ đồng nghĩa

• aneurism