aneurysm
noun
an·eu·rysm
ˈan-yə-ˌri-zəm 
variants
or less commonly aneurism
: an abnormal blood-filled bulge of a blood vessel and especially an artery resulting from weakening (as from disease) of the vessel wall
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The hospital decides not to airlift Roberta (Paola Núñez), who quickly becomes an emergency case when Camille (Natalie Zea) determines that her aneurysm has ruptured.
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Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
Boston Fire Commissioner Rodney Marshall said recent early detection screening for roughly 1,500 firefighters revealed 637 high-risk cases, including, but not limited to aortic aneurysms; cancerous polyps and nodules on the trachea, thyroid and lungs; prostate cancer and lung cancer.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
Clarke later suffered a second aneurysm while living in New York and performing in a Broadway play.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The actress took a six-month hiatus from the series, due in part to her brain aneurysm diagnosis, and returned in February.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
Boston Fire Commissioner Rodney Marshall said recent early detection screening for roughly 1,500 firefighters revealed 637 high-risk cases, including, but not limited to aortic aneurysms; cancerous polyps and nodules on the trachea, thyroid and lungs; prostate cancer and lung cancer.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
Clarke later suffered a second aneurysm while living in New York and performing in a Broadway play.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The actress took a six-month hiatus from the series, due in part to her brain aneurysm diagnosis, and returned in February.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Aneurysm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aneurysm. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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aneurysm
noun
an·eu·rysm
variants
also aneurism
: an abnormal blood-filled dilatation of a blood vessel and especially an artery resulting from disease of the vessel wall
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