aneurism

Questions about aneurism

What does aneurism mean?

aneurism means "a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall".

How many syllables are in aneurism?

aneurism has 4 syllables: an-e-ur-ism. The stress falls on "an". In IPA it is /ˈænjʊˌɹɪzəm/.

What is another word for aneurism?

Close synonyms include aneurysm. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is aneurism a common word?

aneurism is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with aneurism?

2 words rhyme with aneurism. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.