aneurysm
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1. a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | cardiovascular disease, |
| definition | : | a disease of the heart or blood vessels (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | aortic aneurysm, |
| definition | : | an aneurysm of the aorta (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | cerebral aneurysm, |
| definition | : | an aneurysm of the carotid artery (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | intracranial aneurysm, |
| definition | : | an aneurysm of a cranial artery (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | ventricular aneurysm, |
| definition | : | a localized dilation or protrusion on the wall of the left ventricle of the heart (occurring after a myocardial infarction) (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | aneurismal, aneurismatic, aneurysmal, aneurysmatic, |
| definition | : | relating to or affected by an aneurysm (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | aneurismal, aneurismatic, aneurysmal, aneurysmatic, |
| definition | : | relating to or affected by an aneurysm (adj.pert) |
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