Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudoaneurysm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-doa-neurysm
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A so-called "false aneurysm", a hematoma that forms as the result of a leaking hole in an artery.

Example Sentences

"One nurse aggressively stanched the arterial pseudoaneurysm with a copious number of four-inch gauze pads, but Williams’s ordeal is hardly over."

Etymology

From pseudo- + aneurysm.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo

Inflected Forms

pseudoaneurysms (plural)

Questions

What does pseudoaneurysm mean?: A so-called "false aneurysm", a hematoma that forms as the result of a leaking hole in an artery.
Where does pseudoaneurysm come from?: From pseudo- + aneurysm.

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