Meanings
nounheart attack (plural heart attacks)
plural heart attacks · alternative heartattack · alternative heart-attack
- cardiologyAn 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.
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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 Saturday.
2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea”, in BBCSynonyms: myocardial infarction
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn 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.
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Translations
Arabic اِحْتِشَاء قَلْبِيّ, احتشاء عضلة القلب
- اِحْتِشَاء قَلْبِيّ (iḥtišāʔ qalbiyy)acute myocardial infarction
- احتشاء عضلة القلبacute myocardial infarction
Basque miokardio infartu akutu
- miokardio infartu akutuacute myocardial infarction
Bulgarian инфа́ркт на миока́рда, инфа́ркт
- инфа́ркт на миока́рда (infárkt na miokárda)acute myocardial infarction
- инфа́ркт (infárkt)acute myocardial infarction
Catalan infart, atac de cor
- infartacute myocardial infarction
- atac de coracute myocardial infarction
Chinese Mandarin 心肌梗死, 心肌梗塞
- 心肌梗死 (xīnjī gěngsǐ)acute myocardial infarction
- 心肌梗塞 (xīnjī gěngsè)acute myocardial infarction
- 心臟病發作 /心脏病发作 (xīnzàngbìng fāzuò)acute myocardial infarction
Czech infarkt myokardu
- infarkt myokarduacute myocardial infarction
Danish hjerteanfald, hjertetilfælde
- hjerteanfaldacute myocardial infarction
- hjertetilfældeacute myocardial infarction
Dutch hartaanval, hartinfarct
- hartaanvalacute myocardial infarction
- hartinfarctacute myocardial infarction
- myocardinfarctacute myocardial infarction
Esperanto korinfarkto
- korinfarktoacute myocardial infarction
Estonian südamerabandus, südameatakk
- südamerabandusacute myocardial infarction
- südameatakkacute myocardial infarction
Finnish sydänkohtaus, sydäninfarkti
- sydänkohtausacute myocardial infarction
- sydäninfarktiacute myocardial infarction
French crise cardiaque, infarctus du myocarde
- crise cardiaqueacute myocardial infarction
- infarctus du myocardeacute myocardial infarction
German Herzinfarkt, Myokardinfarkt
- Herzinfarktacute myocardial infarction
- Myokardinfarktacute myocardial infarction
- akuter Myokardinfarktacute myocardial infarction
Greek έμφραγμα, έμφραγμα του μυοκαρδίου
- έμφραγμα (émfragma)acute myocardial infarction
- έμφραγμα του μυοκαρδίου (émfragma tou myokardíou)acute myocardial infarction
- καρδιακή προσβολή (kardiakí prosvolí)acute myocardial infarction
Hebrew הֶתְקֵף לֵב
- הֶתְקֵף לֵבacute myocardial infarction
Hindi हृदयाघात
- हृदयाघात (hŕdyāghāt)acute myocardial infarction
Hungarian szívroham, szívinfarktus
- szívrohamacute myocardial infarction
- szívinfarktusacute myocardial infarction
- infarktusacute myocardial infarction
Icelandic hjartaáfall
- hjartaáfallacute myocardial infarction
Indonesian serangan jantung
- serangan jantungacute myocardial infarction
Irish taom croí
- taom croíacute myocardial infarction
Italian infarto del miocardio, sciopon
- infarto del miocardioacute myocardial infarction
- scioponacute myocardial infarction
Japanese 心筋梗塞, 心臓発作
- 心筋梗塞 (shinkin kōsoku)acute myocardial infarction
- 心臓発作 (shinzō hossa)acute myocardial infarction
- 心臓麻痺 (shinzō mahi)acute myocardial infarction
Korean 심근경색, 심장발작
- 심근경색 (simgeun'gyeongsaek)acute myocardial infarction
- 심장발작 (simjangbaljak)acute myocardial infarction
- 심장마비 (simjangmabi)acute myocardial infarction
Latin infarctus cordis, infarctus cordis acutus
- infarctus cordisacute myocardial infarction
- infarctus cordis acutusacute myocardial infarction
- infarctus myocardiiacute myocardial infarction
- infarctus myocardii acutusacute myocardial infarction
Latvian miokarda infarkts
- miokarda infarktsacute myocardial infarction
Lithuanian miokardo infarktas, širdies smūgis
- miokardo infarktasacute myocardial infarction
- širdies smūgisacute myocardial infarction
Malay serangan jantung
- serangan jantungacute myocardial infarction
Māori mate manawa
- mate manawaacute myocardial infarction
Norwegian myokardieinfarkt
- myokardieinfarktacute myocardial infarction
Norwegian Bokmål hjerteinfarkt, hjerteattakk
- hjerteinfarktacute myocardial infarction
- hjerteattakkacute myocardial infarction
Persian سکته قلبی, انفارکتوس میوکارد
- سکته قلبی (sakte-ye qalbi)acute myocardial infarction
- انفارکتوس میوکارد (enfârktus-e meyukârd)acute myocardial infarction
Polish zawał serca
- zawał sercaacute myocardial infarction
Portuguese ataque cardíaco, infarto do miocárdio
- ataque cardíacoacute myocardial infarction
- infarto do miocárdioacute myocardial infarction
- infartoacute myocardial infarction
Romanian atac de cord, infarct
- atac de cordacute myocardial infarction
- infarctacute myocardial infarction
- infarct miocardicacute myocardial infarction
Russian серде́чный при́ступ, инфа́ркт миока́рда
- серде́чный при́ступ (serdéčnyj prístup)acute myocardial infarction
- инфа́ркт миока́рда (infárkt miokárda)acute myocardial infarction
- инфа́ркт (infárkt)acute myocardial infarction
Slovak infarkt myokardu
- infarkt myokarduacute myocardial infarction
Spanish ataque cardíaco, ataque al corazón
- ataque cardíacoacute myocardial infarction
- ataque al corazónacute myocardial infarction
- infartoacute myocardial infarction
- infarto agudo de miocardioacute myocardial infarction
- ataque cardiacoacute myocardial infarction
Swahili mshtuko wa moyo
- mshtuko wa moyoacute myocardial infarction
Swedish hjärtinfarkt
- hjärtinfarktacute myocardial infarction
Tagalog atake sa puso
- atake sa pusoacute myocardial infarction
Tamil மாரடைப்பு
- மாரடைப்பு (māraṭaippu)acute myocardial infarction
Turkish kalp krizi, miyokard enfarktüs
- kalp kriziacute myocardial infarction
- miyokard enfarktüsacute myocardial infarction
- miyokardiyal enfarktüsacute myocardial infarction
Ukrainian серцеви́й напа́д, інфа́ркт міока́рда
- серцеви́й напа́д (sercevýj napád)acute myocardial infarction
- інфа́ркт міока́рда (infárkt miokárda)acute myocardial infarction
- інфа́ркт (infárkt)acute myocardial infarction
Urdu دل کا دورہ, دورہ قلب
- دل کا دورہ (dil ka daura)acute myocardial infarction
- دورہ قلب (daura qalb)acute myocardial infarction
- قلبی دورہ (qalbī daura)acute myocardial infarction
- قلبی دور (qalbī daur)acute myocardial infarction
Vietnamese nhồi máu cơ tim
- nhồi máu cơ timacute myocardial infarction
Welsh trawiad ar y galon
- trawiad ar y galonacute myocardial infarction
Yiddish האַרץ־אַטאַקע, האַרץ־אינפֿאַרקט
- האַרץ־אַטאַקע (harts-atake)acute myocardial infarction
- האַרץ־אינפֿאַרקט (harts-infarkt)acute myocardial infarction
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APA
heart attack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart%20attack
MLA
“heart attack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart%20attack. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heart attack,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart%20attack.
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