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Aneurysm

noun

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

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"Aneurysm" Quotes from Famous Books

... in the body by disease. To a few of these the anatomists had already called attention. Vesalius, always keen in his description of aberrations from the normal, was one of the first to describe internal aneurysm. The truth is, even the best of men had little or no appreciation of the importance of the study of these changes. Sydenham scoffs at the ...

— The Evolution of Modern Medicine • William Osler

Words linked to "Aneurysm" : cardiovascular disease