ANEURYSMAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aneurysmal mean? 

• ANEURYSMAL (adjective)
  The adjective ANEURYSMAL has 1 sense:

1. relating to or affected by an aneurysm

  Familiarity information: ANEURYSMAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANEURYSMAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or affected by an aneurysm

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

aneurismal; aneurismatic; aneurysmal; aneurysmatic

Pertainym:

aneurysm (a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall)

Derivation:

aneurysm (a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall)

 Context examples 

A translocation t(16;17)(q22;p13) of this gene with the USP6 gene is associated with aneurysmal bone cyst.

(CDH11 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)