aneurysm
Weak vessel bulge
An aneurysm is a bulge in the wall of a blood vessel, caused by weakness in the arterial lining.
If an aneurysm ruptures, the internal bleeding can be fatal—particularly with brain aneurysms.
Figuratively, to have an aneurysm is to react with explosive anger or panic: My mom's going to have an aneurysm when she sees this mess.
Profuse discharge of blood
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- subarachnoidBeneath the arachnoid membrane
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
crisis · emergency · fatal · sudden · critical · life-threatening · catastrophic · trauma
Chief arterial trunk
- veinVessel toward heart
- cerebralRelating to intellect
- intracranialWithin the skull
- abdominalOf the belly region
thoracic · aortic · femoral · popliteal · splenic · renal · carotid · basilar
Outward curved projection
- dilationWidening of an opening
- expansionIncrease in scope
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- outpouchingLocalized herniation of tissue
ballooning · weakening · distension · sac · coarctation · stenosis · occlusion · thrombosis
Cranial pain
- thunderclapExplosive atmospheric sound
- asymptomaticDiseased without outward signs
- silentProducing no sound
- undetectedNot discovered yet
latent · hidden · subclinical · incidental · unruptured · pulsatile · bruit · pain
Looping around repeatedly
- clippingPiece cut out
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- embolizationTherapeutic vessel blockage
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
craniotomy · catheter · repair · graft · intervention · neurosurgery · angioplasty · screening
hemorrhage
Profuse discharge of blood
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- subarachnoidBeneath the arachnoid membrane
stroke · crisis · emergency · fatal · sudden · critical · life-threatening · catastrophic · trauma · shock
aorta
Chief arterial trunk
- veinVessel toward heart
- cerebralRelating to intellect
- intracranialWithin the skull
abdominal · thoracic · aortic · femoral · popliteal · splenic · renal · carotid · basilar · berry
bulge
Outward curved projection
outpouching · ballooning · weakening · distension · sac · coarctation · stenosis · occlusion · thrombosis · embolism
headache
Cranial pain
- thunderclapExplosive atmospheric sound
- asymptomaticDiseased without outward signs
- silentProducing no sound
undetected · latent · hidden · subclinical · incidental · unruptured · pulsatile · bruit · pain · nausea
coiling
Looping around repeatedly
- clippingPiece cut out
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- embolizationTherapeutic vessel blockage
surgery · craniotomy · catheter · repair · graft · intervention · neurosurgery · angioplasty · screening · monitoring
- Vascular DisordersPAD, deep vein thrombosis, DVT, thrombosis, embolism
- heart healthheart disease, heart-healthy diet, heart attack, cardiologist, heart failure
- medical conditionsdisease, disorder, illness, syndrome, cancer
- medical termsdiagnosis, disorder, surgery, disease, illness
- causes of deathcardiac arrest, heart attack, drowning, suffocation, strangulation
- death causescause of death, natural causes, manner of death, accidental death, natural death
aneurysmstenosis
Abnormal bodily narrowing
occlusion · blockage · thrombosis · embolism · atherosclerosis
- brain aneurysmBulging cranial blood vessel
- cerebral aneurysmBulging artery in brain
- aortic aneurysmBulging in major artery
- ruptured aneurysmTorn vascular swelling