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aneurysm vs ventricular aneurysm

ventricular aneurysm vs aneurysm

aneurysm and ventricular aneurysm both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
aneurysm Yes No No No
ventricular aneurysm Yes No No No
As nouns, ventricular aneurysm is a hyponym of aneurysm; that is, ventricular aneurysm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than aneurysm:
  • aneurysm: a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
  • ventricular aneurysm: a localized dilation or protrusion on the wall of the left ventricle of the heart (occurring after a myocardial infarction)
Other hyponyms of aneurysm include aortic aneurysm, cerebral aneurysm, intracranial aneurysm.
aneurysm (noun) ventricular aneurysm (noun)
a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall a localized dilation or protrusion on the wall of the left ventricle of the heart (occurring after a myocardial infarction)
Difference between aneurysm and ventricular aneurysm

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