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Angioma vs Aneurysm - What's the difference?

angioma | aneurysm |

As nouns the difference between angioma and aneurysm

is that angioma is a benign tumor made up of small blood vessels or lymph vessels while aneurysm is an abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.

angioma

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (medicine) A benign tumor made up of small blood vessels or lymph vessels.

    • Derived terms

    * keratoangioma * chorioangioma ----

    aneurysm

    English

    (wikipedia aneurysm)

    Alternative forms

    * aneurism

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.

    • Derived terms

    * aneurysmatic * aneurysmal