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pseudoaneurysm

pseudoaneurysm noun: a so-called "false aneurysm", a hematoma that forms as the result of a leaking hole in an artery.

Noun

pseudoaneurysm (plural pseudoaneurysms)

  1. A so-called "false aneurysm", a hematoma that forms as the result of a leaking hole in an artery.
    • One nurse aggressively stanched the arterial pseudoaneurysm with a copious number of four-inch gauze pads, but Williams’s ordeal is hardly over.2008 May 12, George Vecsey, “Accepting the Costs of a Life in Football”, in New York Times

Forms of pseudoaneurysm

pluralpseudoaneurysms

Origin of pseudoaneurysm

From pseudo- + aneurysm.

Questions about pseudoaneurysm

What does pseudoaneurysm mean?
Pseudoaneurysm means a so-called "false aneurysm", a hematoma that forms as the result of a leaking hole in an artery.
What part of speech is pseudoaneurysm?
Pseudoaneurysm is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudoaneurysm?
The plural of pseudoaneurysm is pseudoaneurysms.

Words near pseudoaneurysm in the dictionary

  1. pseudoanaphylaxis
  2. pseudoanatomical
  3. pseudoancestral
  4. pseudoanemia
  5. pseudoanemic
  6. pseudoaneurysm
  7. pseudoaneurysms
  8. pseudoangiomatosis
  9. pseudoangiomatous
  10. pseudoangiosarcoma
  11. pseudoangiosarcomas

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