Aneurisms

an;eu;rysm variant(s): also an;eu;rism function: noun etymology: greek aneurysma, from aneurynein to dilate, from ana- + eurynein to stretch, from eurys wide — more at eury-date: 15th century : an abnormal blood-filled bulge of a blood vessel and especially an artery resulting from weakening (as from disease) of the vessel wall— an;eu;rys;mal adjective