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aortic aneurysm
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aortic aneurysm [ā′ȯrd·ik ′an·yə‚riz·əm]
(medicine)
Dilation of the wall of the aorta, usually the ascending portion.


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18 Trevor Doidge Sailor, Cornwall, died aged 65 the first place in 1999 of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurism, which caused massive internal bleeding.
He has an aortic aneurism, a weak point in his main artery.
But he said he would return the money "in a second" if it could change the fact that three years ago he was diagnosed with an aortic aneurism which could burst at any time - leaving him with a one in 10 chance of surviving.
 
 
 
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