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Definition of Abdominal aortic aneurysm

1. Noun. An aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension.

Medical Definition of Abdominal aortic aneurysm

1. A distended and weakened area in the wall of the abdominal aorta, more common in those who suffer from atherosclerosis. Symptoms include sudden, severe abdominal pain with radiation to the back. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Literary usage of Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm RECOMMENDATION There is ... Burden of Suffering Approximately 8700 deaths from abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) were ..."

2. Health Consequences of Smoking: Cardiovascular Disease: Report of the by C. Everett Koop, M.D., DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"Aortic Aneurysm Nature of abdominal aortic aneurysm abdominal aortic aneurysm refers to the dilatation or expansion of the aortic wall due to degenerative ..."

3. Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General by DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"... abdominal aortic aneurysm refers to the dilatation or expansion of the aorta because of degenerative or inflammatory destruction of the components of ..."

4. Reducing the Health Consequences of Smoking: 25 Years of Progress: A Report by DIANE Publishing Company, C. Everett Koop, M.D. (1995)
"The 1983 Report summarized the epidemiologie data and noted that the mortality rate for abdominal aortic aneurysm was 2 to 8 times greater in cigarette ..."

5. Identifying Health Technologies That Work: Searching For Evidence by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The four procedures studied were carotid endarterectomy, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery, and cataract surgery (622) ..."

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