Found 2 items, similar to aneurysm.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: aneurysm aneurysm n : a cardiovascular disease characterized by a sac-like widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall [syn: aneurism]
English → English (gcide) Definition: aneurysm aneurysm \aneurysm\ n. 1. a sac-like widening of a blood vessel. [WordNet 1.5] Aneurism \An"eu*rism\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a widening, an opening; ? up + ? wide.] (Med.) A soft, pulsating, hollow tumor, containing blood, arising from the preternatural dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery. [Written also aneurysm.] [1913 Webster]