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heart failure en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

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.
2. (countable, uncountable) The cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest.
   • Such is the vocal power of water bailiffs and farmers that their ‘Ois!’ can be projected at small boys from anything up to five miles away and still induce heart-failure. 1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 56:

Forms

Relateds

cardiac arrest · heart attack

Synonyms

congestive cardiac failure · congestive heart failure

Translations (63)

et südamepuudulikkus (chronic inability of the heart) · tr kalp yetmezliği (chronic inability of the heart) · eo kora malsufiĉo (chronic inability of the heart) · cmn 心力衰竭 (chronic inability of the heart) · ar فَشَل القَلْب (chronic inability of the heart) · fr insuffisance cardiaque (chronic inability of the heart) · nn hjartesvikt (chronic inability of the heart) · ro insuficiență cardiacă (chronic inability of the heart) · da hjerteinsufficiens (chronic inability of the heart) · pl NZK (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · ca fallida cardíaca (chronic inability of the heart) · uk серце́ва недоста́тність (chronic inability of the heart) · pdt Hoatschlach (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · ja 心不全 (chronic inability of the heart) · el συγκοπή (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · cy pall ar y galon (chronic inability of the heart) · sh infarkt (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · es paro cardiaco (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · fi sydämenpysähdys (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · ar قُصُور القَلْب (chronic inability of the heart) · cy ataliad y galon (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · nl hartfalen (chronic inability of the heart) · ms lemah jantung (chronic inability of the heart) · ru инфа́ркт (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · gl insuficiencia cardíaca (chronic inability of the heart) · da hjertesvigt (chronic inability of the heart) · cmn 心搏驟停 /心搏骤停 (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · pt insuficiência cardíaca (chronic inability of the heart) · kk жүрек жетіспеушілігі (chronic inability of the heart) · ru остано́вка се́рдца (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · de Herzschwäche (chronic inability of the heart) · es insuficiencia cardiaca (chronic inability of the heart) · pl zatrzymanie akcji serca (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · cmn 心臟停搏 /心脏停搏 (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · cmn 心搏骤停) (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · pl niewydolność serca (chronic inability of the heart) · hu szívelégtelenség (chronic inability of the heart) · sh infarkt miokarda (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · cmn 心臟衰竭 /心脏衰竭 (chronic inability of the heart) · da hjertestop (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · cmn 心臟驟停 /心脏骤停 (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · sv hjärtinsufficiens (chronic inability of the heart) · cs srdeční selhání (chronic inability of the heart) · it scompenso cardiaco (chronic inability of the heart) · da hjerteslag (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · ru инфа́ркт миока́рда (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · el καρδιακή ανεπάρκεια (chronic inability of the heart) · fi sydämen vajaatoiminta (chronic inability of the heart) · pl nagłe zatrzymanie krążenia (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · fa نارسایی قلب (chronic inability of the heart) · cy methiant y galon (chronic inability of the heart) · ru серде́чная сла́бость (chronic inability of the heart) · ru серде́чная недоста́точность (chronic inability of the heart) · nb hjertesvikt (chronic inability of the heart) · de Herzinsuffizienz (chronic inability of the heart) · ta மாரடைப்பு (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · cmn 心衰竭 (chronic inability of the heart) · de Herzversagen (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · sh zatajenje srca (cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest) · id gagal jantung (chronic inability of the heart) · it insufficienza cardiaca (chronic inability of the heart) · az ürək çatışmazlığı (chronic inability of the heart) · sv hjärtsvikt (chronic inability of the heart)