pseudoaneurysm

pseudoaneurysm definition - medical

pseu·do·an·eu·rysm (so͞oˌdō-ănˈyə-rĭzˌəm)

noun
A dilation of an artery with actual disruption of one or more layers of its walls, rather than with expansion of all wall layers. Also called false aneurysm.

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