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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall;
[syn: aneurysm, aneurism]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

aneurism \an"eu*rism\, aneurysm \an"eu*rysm\([a^]n"[-u]*r[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. 'aney`rysma, 'aneyrysmo`s, a widening, an opening; 'ana` up + e'yry`s wide.] (Med.) A soft, usually pulsating, sac, containing blood or blood clot, arising from the abnormal dilation of the walls of an artery, vein or heart. The more common spelling is aneurysm. [1913 Webster + AS] Aneurysmal
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

aneurism n 1: a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall [syn: aneurysm, aneurism]