aortic aneurysmnoun [ C ]
uk/eɪˌɔː.tɪk ˈæn.jə.rɪ.zəm/us/eɪˌɔːr.t̬ɪk ˈæn.jɚ.ɪ.zəm/specializeda dangerous swelling of the wall of the aorta (= the body's largest artery):
Less than half the people with ruptured aortic aneurysms survive.
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Swellings & lumps
- acoustic neuroma
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- atypical lipoma
- canker sore
- inflammation
- lump
- lymphoedema
- mastitis
- neoplasm
- neoplastic
- nodule
- oedema
- pancreatic mass
- polycystic
- polyp
- puffy
- swelling
- swollen
- turgid
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