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Aneurysm Pronunciation
Aneurysm is pronounced A-nyuu-ri-zuhm, IPA /ˈænjʊˌrɪzəm/.
A-nyuu-ri-zuhm
US /ˈænjʊˌrɪzəm/ · UK /ˈænjuːˌrɪzəm/
Syllables: A · nyuu · ri · zuhm (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A bulge in the wall of a blood vessel, which can burst.
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Aneurysm in a Sentence
- The scan found an aneurysm near the base of the brain.
- He survived an aneurysm at fifty-two.
- An aortic aneurysm is often monitored rather than operated on.
Common Mispronunciations of Aneurysm
Not uh-NYOO-ri-zuhm
Keep the beat right at the front, on A. The eu in the middle is unstressed and sounds like nyuu.
Not A-noo-ri-zuhm
Keep the y glide after the n, as in new and neutral. Dropping it is common in American speech but the glide is the dictionary form.
Tip: Four syllables, A-nyuu-ri-zuhm. Aneurism with an i is an older spelling of the same word.
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