HyperDic: aneurysm

English > 1 sense of the word aneurysm:
NOUNstateaneurysm, aneurisma cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
English > aneurysm: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall.
Synonymaneurism
Narroweraortic aneurysmAn aneurysm of the aorta
cerebral aneurysmAn aneurysm of the carotid artery
intracranial aneurysmAn aneurysm of a cranial artery
ventricular aneurysmA localized dilation or protrusion on the wall of the left ventricle of the heart (occurring after a myocardial infarction)
Broadercardiovascular diseaseA disease of the heart or blood vessels
Spanishaneurisma
Catalananeurisma
Adjectivesaneurysmal, aneurismal, aneurysmatic, aneurismaticrelating to or affected by an aneurysm

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