aneurism

English

Noun

aneurism (plural aneurisms)

1. Alternative spelling of aneurysm.
   • 2024, Kate Atkinson, Death at the Sign of the Rook, Doubleday, page 263:

     Give me a swift death, she thought — a hammer blow to the head, the sudden aneurism, the proverbial bus.

Usage notes

• This spelling less closely resembles the original Greek than aneurysm.
• It is much less commonly used than aneurysm (1:20 in the US per COCA).

Derived terms

• aneurismal
• microaneurism

 

Anagrams

• Sumerian, Suriname, arsenium