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heart failure

heart fail·ure
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahrt feyl-yer]
    • /hɑrt ˈfeɪl yər/
    • /hɑːt ˈfeɪljə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrt feyl-yer]
    • /hɑrt ˈfeɪl yər/

Definitions of heart failure words

  • noun heart failure a condition in which the heart fatally ceases to function. 1
  • noun heart failure Also called congestive heart failure. a condition in which the heart fails to pump adequate amounts of blood to the tissues, resulting in accumulation of blood returning to the heart from the veins, and often accompanied by distension of the ventricles, edema, and shortness of breath. 1
  • noun heart failure cardiac condition 1
  • uncountable noun heart failure Heart failure is a serious medical condition in which someone's heart does not work as well as it should, sometimes stopping completely so that they die. 0
  • noun heart failure a condition in which the heart is unable to pump an adequate amount of blood to the tissues, usually resulting in breathlessness, swollen ankles, etc 0
  • noun heart failure sudden and permanent cessation of the heartbeat, resulting in death 0
See all 10 definitions of heart failure

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Origin of heart failure

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Heart failure

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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heart failure popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for heart failure

noun heart failure

  • heart attack — damage to an area of heart muscle that is deprived of oxygen, usually due to blockage of a diseased coronary artery, typically accompanied by chest pain radiating down one or both arms, the severity of the attack varying with the extent and location of the damage; myocardial infarction.
  • asystole — the absence of heartbeat; cardiac arrest
  • congestive heart failure — heart failure characterized by weakness, breathlessness, and abnormal congestion in the circulatory system, esp. in the lungs or lower legs
  • coronary thrombosis — A coronary thrombosis is the same as a coronary.
All 8 Synonyms of heart failure

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