Betekenis van:
aneurysm
aneurysm
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
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Voorbeeldzinnen
- Endovascular devices are used for the minimally invasive treatment of peripheral vascular (or endovascular) diseases such as the build up of plaque (i.e. vessel calcification) in peripheral vessels (peripheral arterial disease) and aneurysm (the enlargement of a weak area of an artery).