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

aneurysmal

ˌan-yə-ˈriz-məl 

adjective

Examples of aneurysm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ana Orsini, the 28-year-old Arizona news anchor who died last week, died of a brain aneurysm, her colleague, KOLD-TV anchor Tyler Butler, wrote on Facebook on Tuesday, Dec. 17. —Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024

Continental Club packed to capacity on Nov. 26 as friends and fans gathered to pay tribute to singer Toni Price, who died of a brain aneurysm at 63 a few days earlier. —Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Dec. 2024

Their last show took place in Athens just a week before Doss’ unexpected death of an aneurysm. —Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024

But five years after Sante Kimes was released from prison, his father died of an aneurysm. —Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Greek aneurysma, from aneurynein to dilate, from ana- + eurynein to stretch, from eurys wide — more at eury-

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

aneurysm

noun

an·​eu·​rysm

variants also aneurism

ˈan-yə-ˌriz-əm 

: an abnormal blood-filled dilatation of a blood vessel and especially an artery resulting from disease of the vessel wall

aneurysmal adjective

also aneurismal

ˌan-yə-ˈriz-məl 

aneurysmally

-ē 

adverb