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heart attack
noun
: a sudden painful and dangerous condition in which your heart stops beating properly
Full Definition of HEART ATTACK
: an acute episode of heart disease marked by the death or damage of heart muscle due to insufficient blood supply to the heart usually as a result of a coronary thrombosis or a coronary occlusion and that is characterized especially by chest pain —called also myocardial infarction
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First Known Use of HEART ATTACK
1928
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heart attack
noun
Medical Definition of HEART ATTACK
: an acute episode of heart disease marked by the death or damage of heart muscle due to insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle usually as a result of a coronary thrombosis or a coronary occlusion and that is characterized especially by chest pain—called also myocardial infarction; compare angina pectoris, coronary insufficiency, heart failure 1
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