Artery vs Aneurysm - What's the difference?
artery | aneurysm |
An efferent blood vessel from the heart, conveying blood away from the heart regardless of oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
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(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
As nouns the difference between artery and aneurysm
is that artery is an efferent blood vessel from the heart, conveying blood away from the heart regardless of oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery while aneurysm is (pathology) an abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.artery
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