cirsoid
Britishadjective
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Origin of cirsoid
C19: from Greek kirsoeidēs, from kirsos swollen vein + -oid
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Cirsoid aneurysm is usually met with in the course of the temporal artery, and may involve the greater part of the scalp.
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Cirsoid Aneurysm of Forehead 299 70.
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Cirsoid Aneurysm of Orbit and Face 300 71.
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In other cases they are due to aneurysm of the ophthalmic artery, to thrombosis of the cavernous sinus, and, in rare instances, to cirsoid aneurysm.
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Anatomy—Injuries of Arteries: Varieties—Injuries of Veins: Air Embolism—Repair of blood vessels and natural arrest of hæmorrhage—Hæmorrhage: Varieties;Prevention;Arrest—Constitutional effects of hæmorrhage—Hæmophilia—Diseases of Blood Vessels:Thrombosis;Embolism—Arteritis: Varieties;Arterio-sclerosis—Thrombo-phlebitis—Phlebitis: Varieties—Varix—Angiomata—Nævus: Varieties;Electrolysis—Cirsoid aneurysm—Aneurysm: Varieties;Methods of treatment—Aneurysms of Individual Arteries.
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