aneurysm
noun/ˈænjərɪzəm/
Frequency rank: #11,969 most common English word
Meaning
A dangerous bulge or ballooning in the wall of a blood vessel caused by weakness in the vessel wall.
Example sentence
The doctor warned that the patient had aneurysm in one of the major blood vessels near the heart.
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