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heart attack

The correct spelling is heart attack.

How to pronounce heart attack

noun

Say it like: Hee-rt -att-ak

The correct spelling is 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 h… For example: "My computer had a heart attack when I tried to get it to run that program."

Usage Examples

My computer had a heart attack when I tried to get it to run that program.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.Death or failure.

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