abdominal aortic aneurysm meaning

• Noun: abdominal aortic aneurysm
  1. An aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
     - AAA

  Derived forms: abdominal aortic aneurysms

  Type of: aortic aneurysm

  Encyclopedia: Abdominal aortic aneurysm

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  [Medicine]
  An aneurysm in that part of the aorta continuing from the thoracic region and giving rise to the inferior phrenic,lumbar,median sacral,mesenteric,renal,and ovarian or testicular arteries.

• aortic aneurysm:    Noun: aortic aneur ...
• ruptured aortic aneurysm:    [Medicine]Tearing ...
• thoracic aortic aneurysm:    [Medicine]An aneur ...

Examples

1. About 1 . 5 million Americans are known to have abdominal aortic aneurysms.
2. Scott's death was reporteldy caused by a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.
3. Scott died yesterday of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.
4. In late 2005, he was diagnosed with an inoperable abdominal aortic aneurysm.
5. Triple-A : abdominal aortic aneurysm.