心肌梗死

xīnjīgěngsǐ

noun

Meanings

1 myocardial infarction
2 heart attack

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Examples

他突发心肌梗死,被紧急送往医院。

Tā tūfā xīnjīgěngsǐ, bèi jǐnjí sòng wǎng yīyuàn.

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

高血压患者要警惕心肌梗死。

Gāoxuèyā huànzhě yào jǐngtì xīnjīgěngsǐ.

Hypertension patients must watch out for myocardial infarction.

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usage

Commonly shortened to 心梗 (xīngěng) in news headlines and everyday speech. 心肌梗死 is the full medical term; 心梗 is what people actually say.

Stroke Order

心 xīn

肌 jī

梗 gěng

死 sǐ