Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The chronic inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body, leading to a pooling of blood and shortness of breath.

    Herzschwäche, Herzinsuffizienz

    серде́чная недоста́точностьserdéčnaja nedostátočnostʹ, серде́чная сла́бостьserdéčnaja slábostʹ

    серце́ва недоста́тністьsercéva nedostátnistʹ

    inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions

  2. (countable, uncountable)The cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest.

    Herzversagen

    остано́вка се́рдцаostanóvka sérdca, инфа́рктinfárkt, инфа́ркт миока́рдаinfárkt miokárda

Examples

8 sentences
  1. He died quite suddenly of heart failure.

  2. Tom died of heart failure on October twentieth at the age of 93.

    ruТом умер двадцатого октября в возрасте девяноста трёх лет от сердечной недостаточности. — marafon

    deTom starb am zwanzigsten Oktober im Alter von 93 an Herzversagen. — Melang

  3. Tom has congestive heart failure.

  4. Tom has heart failure.

  5. I have heart failure.

    ruУ меня сердечная недостаточность. — Balamax

    deIch habe Herzinsuffizienz. — AutoBot

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
chronic inability of the heart:
Русский
By meaning 2
chronic inability of the heart:
cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
chronic inability of the heart:
cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest:

Forms

plural: heart failures

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions:coronary failure

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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