What is a "traumatic aneurysm"?

What is a "traumatic aneurysm"?

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You can get a traumatic aneurysm. So, for instance, if you get a gunshot wound. It damages that vessel, it makes the wall weak, and over time the beating against that weak spot begins to balloon out, and eventually it ruptures.