Medical Term Aneurysm

Aneurysms - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Aneurysms can develop in several parts of your body, including: The aorta — the major blood vessel carrying blood from your heart to vital organs ( aortic aneurysm) The section of aorta that passes through your abdomen ( abdominal aortic aneurysm) The …

Aneurysm: What It Is, Types, Symptoms, Diagnosis

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Types of aneurysms include: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA): Abdominal aortic aneurysms may form where your aorta carries blood into your abdomen... Cerebral …

Aneurysm | definition of Aneurysm by Medical dictionary

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aneurysm. A berry-like or diffuse swelling on an artery, usually at or near a branch, and …

What is an Aneurysm? | American Heart Association

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Aneurysm | Johns Hopkins Medicine

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An aneurysm is a bulging, weakened area in the wall of a blood vessel resulting in an abnormal widening or ballooning greater than 50% of the vessel's normal diameter …

Aneurysm: Causes, symptoms, and treatments - Medical …

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An aneurysm is the enlargement of an artery caused by weakness in the arterial wall. Often there are no symptoms, but a ruptured aneurysm can lead to fatal complications. An aneurysm refers...

Aneurysm: What Is It, Causes, Symptoms, and More

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What is an aneurysm? An aneurysm occurs when an artery’s wall weakens and causes an abnormally large bulge. Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body,...

Aneurysm Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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an· eu· rysm ˈan-yə-ˌri-zəm variants or less commonly aneurism : an abnormal blood-filled bulge of a blood vessel and especially an artery resulting from weakening (as from …

What Is an Aneurysm? Types and Causes - WebMD

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If you get an aneurysm, it means you have a bulge in the wall of an artery. It happens when the pressure of blood passing through has forced a weakened part of the artery to balloon outward or...