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.

Descendants

• → Indonesian: gagal jantung (calque)