心肌梗塞

xīnjī gěngsè

noun #25,229

Measure Word

一次心肌梗塞 cì

Meanings

1 myocardial infarction
2 heart attack

Characters

obstruction; stalk

to block; to obstruct

Examples

他突发心肌梗塞，被紧急送往医院。

Tā tūfā xīnjī gěngsè, bèi jǐnjí sòngwǎng yīyuàn.

He suddenly had a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital.

吸烟会增加心肌梗塞的风险。

Xīyān huì zēngjiā xīnjī gěngsè de fēngxiǎn.

Smoking increases the risk of myocardial infarction.

Tips

usage

心肌梗塞 is the Taiwan/traditional usage. Mainland China more commonly uses 心肌梗死 (xīnjīgěngsǐ), where 死 (death) replaces 塞 (blockage). Both refer to myocardial infarction.

Stroke Order

心 xīn

肌 jī

梗 gěng

塞 sāi