mycotic aneurysm

短语

[医] 细菌性动脉瘤

词形变化

mycotic aneurysms 复数 mycotic aneurysms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

    医学

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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