Aneurism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  aneurism \an"eu*rism\, aneurysm
  \an"eu*rysm\([a^]n"[-u]*r[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. 'aney`rysma,
     'aneyrysmo`s, a widening, an opening; 'ana` up + e'yry`s
     wide.] (Med.)
     A soft, usually pulsating, sac, containing blood or blood
     clot, arising from the abnormal dilation of the walls of an


     artery, vein or heart. The more common spelling is aneurysm.
     [1913 Webster + AS] Aneurysmal

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aneurism
       n : a cardiovascular disease characterized by a sac-like
           widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the
           artery wall [syn: {aneurysm}]