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What term describes a localized balloon-like enlargement of the wal of an artery?
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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.
A localized dilatation of an artery which may rupture is known as?
an aneurysm
What causes a psuedoaneurysm?
A pseudoaneurysm can form after an artery or heart chamber is injured causing blood to leak and pool outside the artery's wall.In a true aneurysms artery or vessel is enlarged,but the enlargement doesn't result from an injury and blood flows normally through the aneurysm.
What describes blood flowing in an artery?
It is oxygen rich. Apex
What describes why a stent is used?
To open an artery near the heart. :)
What is the term that describes the location of the bifurcation of the carotid artery in the neck?
Carotid body
Which term describes the blocking of an artery by the clot?
thrombotic occlusion
Which part of the brain is damaged by an aneurysm?
It depends on where the aneurysm is located. The aneurysm is a bulge in an arteriole blood vessel and will not cause damage itself unless it bursts.
Did Albert Einstein burn to death?
no he didn't. he died because of aneurysm, which is an enlargement of the abdominal artery filled with blood had burst. He bled to death internally. what you may be thinkning of after he died he had requested to have his body burned
What is the name of artery present in rabbit but absent in frog?
portal artery or phrenic artery or sciatic artery or renal artery
What is the medical term meaning Localized widening of an artery?
A distended blood vessel often causes a sac to form which is filled with blood. It is called an aneurysm if it occurs in an artery. Caused by distension or weakening of the vessel wall, it is a sign of disease of the vessels and may rupture. Veins also become distended such as in varicose veins where the vein is commonly swollen, twisted and lengthened as a result of poor circulation. It results in a lowered efficiency in returning blood to the heart.
What is the functions of the facial artery?
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