hartfalen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hartfalen n (uncountable)
- (medicine) heart failure ((chronic) inability of the heart to circulate a sufficient amount of blood)
- (colloquial, media) heart attack
Usage notes
[edit]The sense “heart attack”, while ubiquitous in the media and in common parlance, is generally considered medically incorrect.
Descendants
[edit]- → Indonesian: gagal jantung (calque)