Definition

1. 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

1. an aneurysm of the carotid artery