An aneurysm is a swelling or bulge in a blood vessel caused by a weak spot in the blood vessel wall. It can be dangerous because it could burst and cause severe bleeding. Full definition
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report in the journal PNAS, however, that a common asthma drug can retard the development of aortic aneurysm in mice. (sciencedaily.com)
«Compound may keep survivors of brain aneurysms from succumbing to stroke.» (sciencedaily.com)
$ 2,200,000.00 for a failure to diagnose an abdominal aortic aneurysm in a 68 year old man who passed away as a result. (illinoislawyers.com)