心衰

xīnshuāi

noun

Meanings

1 heart failure
2 cardiac failure

Characters

to decline / weaken

Examples

老人因急性心衰入院。

Lǎorén yīn jíxìng xīnshuāi rùyuàn.

The elderly man was hospitalized for acute heart failure.

心衰患者要控制盐的摄入。

Xīnshuāi huànzhě yào kòngzhì yán de shèrù.

Heart failure patients need to limit salt intake.

Tips

usage

心衰 is the clinical abbreviation for 心力衰竭 (xīnlì shuāijié). You'll see 心衰 on charts and in everyday speech; 心力衰竭 appears in formal diagnoses and textbooks.

Stroke Order

心 xīn

衰 shuāi