cerebral aneurysm
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Definition
- Noun:
- A pathological condition of the brain's blood vessels: A "cerebral aneurysm" is a localized, abnormal, blood-filled ballooning or bulging of a weakened wall of an artery within the brain. It is a specific type of aneurysm affecting the cerebral vasculature.
Usage and Examples
- Noun:
- The patient was diagnosed with a cerebral aneurysm after experiencing a sudden, severe headache.
- Rupture of a cerebral aneurysm is a medical emergency that can cause a hemorrhagic stroke.
- Doctors monitored the small, unruptured cerebral aneurysm with regular imaging scans.
Advanced Usage
- "to have a cerebral aneurysm": to be diagnosed with or to possess this specific vascular condition.
- She was shocked to learn she had a cerebral aneurysm.
- "rupture of a cerebral aneurysm": the event where the weakened vessel wall tears, leading to bleeding in the brain.
- The mortality rate is high following the rupture of a cerebral aneurysm.
Variants and Related Words
- Aneurysm (n): The general medical term for a localized, blood-filled bulge in the wall of a blood vessel. "Cerebral" specifies its location in the brain.
- Intracranial aneurysm (n): A synonym often used interchangeably with "cerebral aneurysm," referring to an aneurysm within the skull.
- Berry aneurysm (n): A common, specific type of saccular cerebral aneurysm, named for its berry-like shape.
Synonyms
- Brain aneurysm: A common layperson's term.
- Intracranial aneurysm: A more formal clinical synonym.
Related Medical Terms (Not Phrasal Verbs)
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage: A type of stroke often caused by a ruptured cerebral aneurysm, where blood leaks into the space surrounding the brain.
- Clipping: A surgical treatment for a cerebral aneurysm involving placing a small metal clip at its base to stop blood flow into it.
- Coiling (Endovascular coiling): A minimally invasive procedure to treat a cerebral aneurysm by filling it with platinum coils to promote clotting.
Noun
- an aneurysm of the carotid artery