Associations to the word «Aneurysm»

Wiktionary

ANEURYSM, noun. (pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.

Dictionary definition

ANEURYSM, noun. A cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats