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What is the medical term meaning localized balloon-like enlargement of the artery?
Abdominal aneurysmorrhaphy is the medical term meaning suture of an abdominal aneurysm. A localized balloonlike enlargement of an artery is an aneurysm.
What is the sac formed by dilation of a vessel wall in the cerebral artery called?
Aneurysm
What is a sac formed by dilation of a vessel wall in the cerebral artery called?
Aneurysm
Word root for dilation of an artery?
The word root for dilation of an artery is "vaso-" or "vas-" as in vasodilation.
What is ateriole dilation?
Arteriole dilation is an increase in the diameter of a small artery.
What is a sac formed by dilation of a vessel wall in the cerebral artert called?
An aneurysm is a sac formed by abnormal dilation of a vessel wall. A cerebral aneurysm is one that forms in a cerebral artery.
What is the medical term meaning abnormal dilation of a vessel?
An aneurysm is the medical term meaning abnormal localized dilation of a vessel.
A localized dilatation of an artery which may rupture is known as?
an aneurysm
Is the skill of horse riding called aneurysm?
Horse riding is called simply horse riding. Everything to do with horses is known as Equestrianism. An aneurysm or aneurism (from - aneurusma "dilation", from ἀνευρύνειν - aneurunein "to dilate"), is a localized, blood-filled dilation (balloon-like bulge) of a blood vessel caused by disease or weakening of the vessel wall.
How do you spell anyeurism?
ANEURYSM - a dilation or ballooning section of a blood vessel (usually an artery, with a bulging wall)
What causes pulmonary artery dilation?
Each artery in the human body has a baro-receptor. These baroreceptors, when innervated, cause dilation and constriction of the artery. For instance, if someone is losing a vast amount of blood, the baro-receptor notices a decrease in volume and sends an impulse to the brain which changes the amount of hormone released from the pituitary gland. The hormones are known as prostaglandins and have been pharmacologically refined to assist with the dilation in the pulmonary vessels. You may know this drug to be Viagra.
What is pseudo aneurysm?
A dilation of an http://www.answers.com/topic/artery with actual disruption of one or more layers of its walls, rather than with expansion of all wall layers. Also called false aneurysm.
