different between aneurysm vs infarction

aneurysm

English

Alternative forms

  • aneurism

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (aneúrusma, a widening, a dilatation), from ???????? (aneurún?, to dilate), from ??? (aná, up) + ????? (eurús, wide).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?an.j??.?z.?m/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?æn.j??.?z.?m/
  • Hyphenation: an?eur?ys?m

Noun

aneurysm (plural aneurysms)

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

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • aneurysm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • surnamey

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infarction

English

Etymology

infarct +? -ion

Noun

infarction (countable and uncountable, plural infarctions)

  1. (pathology) The process which causes an infarct.
  2. (pathology) An infarct.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • infarctive

Translations

Anagrams

  • infraction

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