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Definition of aneurysm noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

aneurysm

noun
 
/ˈænjərɪzəm/
 
/ˈænjərɪzəm/
(medical)
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  1. an area of extreme swelling on the wall of an artery
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Greek aneurusma ‘dilatation’, from aneurunein ‘widen out’.
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