A dilated and weakened portion of a cerebral blood vessel that is prone to rupture. A cerebral aneurysm may occur as a birth defect or develop as the result of long-standing poorly controlled hypertension. ... Symptoms of a ruptured cerebral aneurysm include a sudden, severe thunderclap headache that may be associated with nausea, vomiting and a de...
berry aneurysm.
Cerebral aneurysm: A localized widening of a vessel within the brain. See: Berry aneurysm.Common Misspellings: cerebral anuerism, cerebral anerysm, cerebral aneuresym, cerebral aneuysm, cerebral anuerysm, cerebral anurism
[n] - an aneurysm of the carotid artery
noun an aneurysm of the carotid artery