heart-attack

A form of heart attack — 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.

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Meanings

nounheart-attack (plural heart-attacks)

plural heart-attacks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of heart attack.
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APA

heart-attack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart-attack

MLA

“heart-attack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart-attack. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heart-attack,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart-attack.

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