heart attack
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heart attack
noun heart attacks · heartattack · heart-attack
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An acute myocardial infarction, sometimes fatal, caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue.
Before kick-off, a section of Chelsea's support sadly let themselves and their club down by noisily interrupting the silence held in memory of the Hillsborough disaster and for Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini, who collapsed and died after suffering a heart attack during a Serie B game on Satur
Similar: myocardial infarction
- A major fright. She'll have a heart attack when she sees that!
- Death or failure. My computer had a heart attack when I tried to get it to run that program.
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noun acute myocardial infarction
| Español | ataque cardíaco, ataque al corazón, infarto, infarto agudo de miocardio, ataque cardiaco |
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| 한국어 | 심근경색 simgeun'gyeongsaek, 심장발작 simjangbaljak, 심장마비 simjangmabi |
| 日本語 | 心筋梗塞 shinkin kōsoku, 心臓発作 shinzō hossa, 心臓麻痺 shinzō mahi |
| 中文 | 心肌梗死 xīnjī gěngsǐ, 心肌梗塞 xīnjī gěngsè, 心臟病發作 /心脏病发作 xīnzàngbìng fāzuò |
| हिन्दी | हृदयाघात hŕdyāghāt |
| Kiswahili | mshtuko wa moyo |
| Português | ataque cardíaco, infarto do miocárdio, infarto |
| Français | crise cardiaque, infarctus du myocarde |
| Deutsch | Herzinfarkt, Myokardinfarkt, akuter Myokardinfarkt |
| Italiano | infarto del miocardio, sciopon |
| Ελληνικά | έμφραγμα émfragma, έμφραγμα του μυοκαρδίου émfragma tou myokardíou, καρδιακή προσβολή kardiakí prosvolí |
| Română | atac de cord, infarct, infarct miocardic |
| Русский | серде́чный при́ступ serdéčnyj prístup, инфа́ркт миока́рда infárkt miokárda, инфа́ркт infárkt |
| Tiếng Việt | nhồi máu cơ tim |
| العربية | اِحْتِشَاء قَلْبِيّ iḥtišāʔ qalbiyy, احتشاء عضلة القلب |
| עברית | הֶתְקֵף לֵב |
Talk about this word "heart attack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/heart%20attack. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. heart attack. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/heart%20attack "heart attack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/heart%20attack.Cite this
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title = {heart attack},
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