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Keywords: Rupture, Dilation, Outpouchings, Weakening, Pathological

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localized, pathological, blood-filled dilatation of a blood vessel caused by a disease or weakening of the vessel's wall.

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a widening (dilation) of a blood vessel

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Small blister-like outpouchings of blood vessel walls. They can rupture, causing bleeding.

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A balloon-like swelling in the wall of an artery.

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Weakening of a blood vessel wall by inflammation. Sometimes leads to rupture of the vessel.

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