hartfalen

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of hart +‎ falen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑrtˌfaː.lə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: hart‧fa‧len

Noun

hartfalen n (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) heart failure ((chronic) inability of the heart to circulate a sufficient amount of blood)
  2. (colloquial, media) heart attack

Usage notes

The sense “heart attack”, while ubiquitous in the media and in common parlance, is generally considered medically incorrect.

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