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noun a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
originFrom Ancient Greek ἀνεύρυσμα (aneúrusma, “a widening, a dilation”), from ἀνευρύνω (aneurúnō, “to dilate”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + εὐρύς (eurús, “wide”).
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