aneurism

Examples

• All

• The doctor explained that an aneurism can lead to serious health complications if not treated promptly.

• So, when I was a kid, my dad had an aneurism and he was in the hospital.

  Big House (2020)

• And I know if my husband hadn't died of an undetected aneurism... he'd be with me here tonight.

  And So It Goes (2014)

• After experiencing severe headaches, he learned that an aneurism was the cause of his symptoms.

Synonyms

A

aneurysm

vsaneurism

• Specialized

64 7.5

A bulge in a main blood vessel caused by a weak wall that can burst

is identical in meaning but spelled using the other common form

C

cardiovascular disease

vsaneurism

• Specialized

15 3.5

A disease that affects the heart or blood vessels

is a specific arterial bulging disease, not the whole heart and vessel category

A

aortic aneurysm

vsaneurism

• Specialized

3 5.8

A bulge in the wall of the body's main artery from the heart that can burst

is the broader arterial bulging condition not limited to that main artery

C

cerebral aneurysm

vsaneurism

• Specialized

1 6.7

A weak bulge in a brain artery that can burst and cause bleeding

is the general arterial bulging disease rather than one only in brain arteries

A

abdominal aortic aneurysm

vsaneurism

• Specialized

1 5.8

A dangerous bulge in the main blood vessel in the belly that can burst

is a general arterial bulge term, not restricted to the abdominal main artery

A

arteriectasis

vsaneurism

• Specialized

9.9

A blood vessel from the heart that becomes wider than normal and has weaker walls

focuses on dilation that results specifically from arterial wall weakening

A

arteriectasia

vsaneurism

• Specialized

9.9

An artery that becomes wider than normal

emphasizes that the expansion arises from weakening of the arterial wall

V

ventricular aneurysm

vsaneurism

• Specialized

8.2

A bulge in the left lower chamber wall of the heart after a heart attack

describes arterial wall bulging rather than a bulge in a heart chamber wall

Surface Forms

Etymology