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Berry aneurysm

Ber·ry an·eu·rysm [ bérree ànnyə rizzəm ] (plural Ber·ry an·eu·rysms)


noun 
Definition:
 
small bulge on a brain artery: a small round swelling on an artery under the brain, usually at a branch, because of a lifelong weakness. Rupture of it causes a dangerous hemorrhage.

[Early 20th century. After Sir James Berry (1860-1946), Canadian surgeon]
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