mycotic aneurysm

English

Etymology

Mildly confusingly, named for mushroom-shaped instances, not for fungal pathogens as the term seems to suggest etymonically; for more, see Wikipedia at mycotic aneurysm ยง History.

Noun

mycotic aneurysm (plural mycotic aneurysms)

  1. (medicine) An aneurysm in which an infectious agent, usually bacteria, grows through the wall of a blood vessel. It leads to an irreversible dilatation of an artery due to destruction of the vessel wall by infection.
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