mycotic aneurysm

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An aneurysm in which an infectious agent, usually bacteria, grows through the wall of a blood vessel. It leads to an irreversible dilatation of an artery due to destruction of the vessel wall by infection.

词形变化

mycotic aneurysms plural

词源

Mildly confusingly, named for mushroom-shaped instances, not for fungal pathogens as the term seems to suggest etymonically; for more, see Wikipedia at mycotic aneurysm § History.
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