heart attack

heart attack
Synonyms and related words:
angina, angina pectoris, aortic insufficiency, aortic stenosis, apoplectic stroke, apoplexy, arrhythmia, arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, auricular fibrillation, beriberi heart, cardiac arrest, cardiac insufficiency, cardiac shock, cardiac stenosis, cardiac thrombosis, carditis, congenital heart disease, cor biloculare, cor juvenum, cor triatriatum, coronary, coronary insufficiency, coronary thrombosis, diastolic hypertension, encased heart, endocarditis, extrasystole, fatty heart, fibroid heart, flask-shaped heart, frosted heart, hairy heart, heart block, heart condition, heart disease, heart failure, high blood pressure, hypertension, hypertensive heart disease, ischemic heart disease, mitral insufficiency, mitral stenosis, myocardial infarction, myocardial insufficiency, myocarditis, myovascular insufficiency, ox heart, palpitation, paralytic stroke, paroxysmal tachycardia, pericarditis, pile, premature beat, pseudoaortic insufficiency, pulmonary insufficiency, pulmonary stenosis, rheumatic heart disease, round heart, sclerosis, stony heart, stroke, tachycardia, thrombosis, tricuspid insufficiency, tricuspid stenosis, turtle heart, varicose veins, varix, ventricular fibrillation

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  • heart attack — heart attacks 1) N COUNT If someone has a heart attack, their heart begins to beat very irregularly or stops completely. He died of a heart attack brought on by overwork. 2) N SING: a N (emphasis) If you say that someone will have a heart attack… …   English dictionary

  • heart attack — heart at.tack n 1.) a sudden serious medical condition in which someone s heart stops working normally, causing them great pain have/suffer a heart attack 2.) give sb/have a heart attack informal to make someone suddenly feel frightened,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • heart attack — heart at,tack noun count * an occasion when someone suddenly has a lot of pain in their chest and their heart stops working: He died of a heart attack. One of the passengers suffered a heart attack …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • heart attack — heart′ attack n. 1) pat any sudden insufficiency of oxygen supply to the heart that results in heart muscle damage; myocardial infarction 2) pat any sudden disruption of heart function …   From formal English to slang

  • heart attack — ☆ heart attack n. any sudden instance of the blood supply to the heart muscle itself becoming inadequate, resulting in heart muscle damage; esp., CORONARY THROMBOSIS …   English World dictionary

  • heart attack — [n] acute myocardial infarction angina pectoris, cardiac arrest, cardiovascular disease, coronary, coronary thrombosis; concept 308 …   New thesaurus

  • heart attack — ► NOUN ▪ a sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis …   English terms dictionary

  • Heart attack — The death of heart muscle due to the loss of blood supply. The loss of blood supply is usually caused by a complete blockage of a coronary artery, one of the arteries that supplies blood to the heart muscle. Death of the heart muscle, in turn,… …   Medical dictionary

  • heart attack — noun a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function • Hypernyms: ↑attack, ↑heart failure, ↑coronary failure • Part Meronyms: ↑coronary thrombosis, ↑coronary, ↑myocardial infarction, ↑myocardial infar …   Useful english dictionary

  • heart attack — Pathol. damage to an area of heart muscle that is deprived of oxygen, usually due to blockage of a diseased coronary artery, typically accompanied by chest pain radiating down one or both arms, the severity of the attack varying with the extent… …   Universalium

  • Heart Attack — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Heart Attack – Die Bombe im Körper Originaltitel Dead in a Heartbeat …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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