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ANEURYSM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

aneurism; aneurysm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("aneurysm" is a kind of...):

cardiovascular disease (a disease of the heart or blood vessels)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aneurysm"):

aortic aneurysm (an aneurysm of the aorta)

cerebral aneurysm (an aneurysm of the carotid artery)

intracranial aneurysm (an aneurysm of a cranial artery)

ventricular aneurysm (a localized dilation or protrusion on the wall of the left ventricle of the heart (occurring after a myocardial infarction))

Derivation:

aneurysmal; aneurysmatic (relating to or affected by an aneurysm)

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 Context examples: 

This is defined as any one of the following: Claudication, either with exertion or at rest, amputation for arterial vascular insufficiency, vascular reconstruction, bypass surgery, or percutaneous intervention to the extremities, documented aortic aneurysm with or without repair, vascular angiography demonstrating a 50% or greater stenosis of a major peripheral arterial vessel, positive noninvasive test for peripheral arterial disease, including an ankle-brachial index less than or equal to 0.9, ultrasound, magnetic resonance or computed tomography imaging demonstrating a 50% or greater stenosis of a major peripheral arterial vessel.

(Peripheral Arterial Disorder, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Aneurysm of the aorta.

(Aortic Aneurysm, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Mutations of this gene predispose patients to a variety of diffuse and diverse vascular diseases, including premature onset coronary artery disease, premature ischemic strokes, familial aortic aneurysm thoracic type 6, Moyamoya disease type 5 and multisystemic smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome.

(ACTA2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

It may lead to numerous complications, such as pseudomediastinum (air trapped in the chest between both lungs), perforation of the tympanic membrane (perforated eardrum), and even rupture of a cerebral aneurysm (ballooning blood vessel in the brain), they explain.

(Blocking A Sneeze, Man Ruptures Throat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Most aneurysms are found during tests done for other reasons.

(Aortic Aneurysm, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

If a brain aneurysm bursts, symptoms can include a sudden, severe headache, nausea and vomiting, stiff neck, loss of consciousness, and signs of a stroke.

(Brain Aneurysm, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

They use imaging tests to find aneurysms.

(Aneurysms, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

"We could use it to measure incoming blood flow to the aneurysm sac to determine how well the aneurysm is healing, and to alert doctors if blood flow changes."

(Stretchable wireless sensor could monitor healing of cerebral aneurysms, National Science Foundation)

Alcohol consumption was associated with a higher risk of stroke, heart failure, fatal aortic aneurysms, fatal hypertensive disease and heart failure and there were no clear thresholds where drinking less did not have a benefit.

(Drinking more than five pints a week could shorten your life, University of Cambridge)

Some people are at high risk for aneurysms.

(Aortic Aneurysm, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)