aneurism

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UK/ˈan.jʊɹ.ɪz.əm/US/ˈæn.jəɹ.ɪz.əm/

noun

Dated spelling of aneurysm.

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nounaneurism (plural aneurisms)

plural aneurisms

  1. Dated spelling of aneurysm.

    Give me a swift death, she thought — a hammer blow to the head, the sudden aneurism, the proverbial bus.

    2024, Kate Atkinson, Death at the Sign of the Rook, Doubleday, page 263

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall

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APA

aneurism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aneurism

MLA

“aneurism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aneurism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aneurism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aneurism.

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