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Aneurysm Moderate

Aneurysm has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

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

"The doctor warned that if his blood pressure spiked again, it could cause another aneurysm to burst."

2

An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.

"The doctor told me that my family history puts me at higher risk for developing an aneurysm due to a weakened arterial wall."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cardiovascular disease
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
aortic aneurysm cerebral aneurysm intracranial aneurysm ventricular aneurysm
Rhyming Words
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