aneurysm
noun
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 disease) of the vessel wall
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In other medical news: – Beck underwent successful surgery on Tuesday at Stanford Medical Center to remove the aneurysm in his upper right arm.
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Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
At Emory, doctors inserted an endovascular coil wires to seal off the aneurysm and prevent further bleeding.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Data show that ruptured brain aneurysms account for 3-5% of all new strokes, the BAF says.
—USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
After Her Death The rocker survived a brain aneurysm in 2001, which was misdiagnosed at the time, according to NPR, and put his career on hold for several years.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Veterans have raced to the hospital with dangerous infections, kidney failure, aneurysms or blood loss.
—Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 23 Feb. 2024
Then, a vascular specialist diagnosed Tristan Beck with an aneurysm in his pitching arm.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
But without the right treatment, about a quarter of patients develop aneurysms of the coronary arteries, which can lead to sudden heart attacks and death, even years or decades later — as apparently happened to the young man whose tissue Dr. Burns was analyzing.
—Emily Baumgaertner Ariana Drehsler, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Riker’s doctors said an aneurysm inside his arteries and veins caused the excruciating pain and surgeons had to drill a hole into his skull to drain blood and fluid in order to relieve pressure.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
At Emory, doctors inserted an endovascular coil wires to seal off the aneurysm and prevent further bleeding.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Data show that ruptured brain aneurysms account for 3-5% of all new strokes, the BAF says.
—USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
After Her Death The rocker survived a brain aneurysm in 2001, which was misdiagnosed at the time, according to NPR, and put his career on hold for several years.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Veterans have raced to the hospital with dangerous infections, kidney failure, aneurysms or blood loss.
—Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 23 Feb. 2024
Then, a vascular specialist diagnosed Tristan Beck with an aneurysm in his pitching arm.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
But without the right treatment, about a quarter of patients develop aneurysms of the coronary arteries, which can lead to sudden heart attacks and death, even years or decades later — as apparently happened to the young man whose tissue Dr. Burns was analyzing.
—Emily Baumgaertner Ariana Drehsler, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Riker’s doctors said an aneurysm inside his arteries and veins caused the excruciating pain and surgeons had to drill a hole into his skull to drain blood and fluid in order to relieve pressure.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
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aneurysm
noun
an·eu·rysm
variants
also aneurism
: an abnormal blood-filled dilatation of a blood vessel and especially an artery resulting from disease of the vessel wall
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