SPONTANEOUS ANEURISM
\spɒntˈe͡ɪni͡əs ˈanjuːɹəɹˌɪzəm], \spɒntˈeɪniəs ˈanjuːɹəɹˌɪzəm], \s_p_ɒ_n_t_ˈeɪ_n_iə_s ˈa_n_j_uː_ɹ_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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True arterial a. is about twice as frequent in the male as the female and develops most often between the thirtieth and fiftieth year, involving the following arteries in the order of frequency given: thoracic aorta, popliteal, femoral, abdominal aorta, subclavian, innominate, axillary, iliac, visceral, central, and pulmonary.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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