aneurysm
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Englisch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀνεύρυσμα (aneúrusma, “a widening, a dilation”), from ἀνευρύνω (aneurúnō, “to dilate”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + εὐρύς (eurús, “wide”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈan.jʊɹ.ɪz.əm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæn.jəɹ.ɪz.əm/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: an‧eur‧ys‧m
Nomen
[edit]aneurysm (plural aneurysms)
- (pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery oder vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
- 2023 September 14, “France investigates deaths of four Champagne workers in heatwave”, in The Guardian[1], sourced from Agence France-Presse, →ISSN:
- About 120,000 people were helping with the two-week annual harvest and “obviously you’re going to have some accidents”, he said. Every year, “one or two people” died from heart failure or aneurysms, he added.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]abnormal blood-filled swelling
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