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Record 1 2013-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
DEF

A localized dilation of the wall of a blood vessel.

CONT

It may be caused by atheriosclerosis and hypertension, or less frequently, by trauma, infection, or a congenital weakness in the vessel wall. Aneurysms are common in the aorta but also occur in peripheral vessels, especially in the popliteal arteries of older people.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
DEF

Cavité formée par la dilatation des parois d'une artère et contenant du sang.

OBS

Le terme «anévrysme» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Redes vasculares (Medicina)
DEF

Dilatación limitada y permanente de una porción de un vaso sanguíneo, especialmente una arteria o el corazón.

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