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A soft, pulsating, hollow tumor, containing blood, arising from the preternatural dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery.

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  1. n. A soft, pulsating, hollow tumor, containing blood, arising from the preternatural dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery.
  2. n. a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
  3. A soft, pulsating, hollow tumor, containing blood, arising from the preternatural dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery. [Written also aneurysm.]
  4. A soft, pulsating, hollow tumor, containing blood, arising fromthe preternatural dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery.[Written also aneurysm.]
  5. n:100 n a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall