- aneurysm sac
- sac anévrismal
English-French medical dictionary. 2015.
English-French medical dictionary. 2015.
aneurysm — n. 1. a sac like widening of a blood vessel. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aneurysm — or aneurism [an′yo͞o riz΄əm, anyəriz΄əm] n. [ModL aneurisma < Gr aneurysma < ana , up + eurys, broad: see EURY ] a sac formed by local enlargement of the weakened wall of an artery, a vein, or the heart, caused by disease or injury… … English World dictionary
Aneurysm — A localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an aneurysm, there is typically a bulge and the wall is weakened and may rupture. The word “aneurysm” comes from the Greek “aneurysma” meaning “a widening.” * * *… … Medical dictionary
aneurysm — n. an abnormal balloon like swelling in the wall of an artery. This may be due to degenerative disease or infection, which damages the muscular coats of the vessel, or it may be the result of congenital deficiency in the muscular wall. An aortic… … The new mediacal dictionary
sac — 1. A pouch or bursa. SYN: saccus [TA]. SEE ALSO: sacculus. 2. An encysted abscess at the root of a tooth. 3. The capsule of a tumor, or envelope of a cyst. [L. saccus, a … Medical dictionary
aneurysm — aneurism, or aneurysm A sac formed by the dilatation of the weakened walls of an artery, usually resulting in a soft pulsating tumor … Black's law dictionary
aneurysm — aneurism, or aneurysm A sac formed by the dilatation of the weakened walls of an artery, usually resulting in a soft pulsating tumor … Black's law dictionary
Endovascular aneurysm repair — EVAR which stands for Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (or Endovascular Aortic Repair), is a type of Endovascular surgery used to treat an abdominal aortic aneurysm or AAA. Patient screeningBefore patients are deemed to be a suitable candidate for… … Wikipedia
Aortic aneurysm — Classification and external resources CT reconstruction image of an abdominal aortic aneurysm ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
Intracranial berry aneurysm — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 1358 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D002532 An intracranial berry aneurysm, also known as a saccular aneurysm, is a sac like outpouching… … Wikipedia
Saccular aneurysm — An aneurysm that resembles a small sack. A berry aneurysm is typically saccular. An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an aneurysm, there is typically a bulge and the wall is weakened… … Medical dictionary