infarto
heart attack
noun een-FAHR-toh Rare
Origin: From Latin infarctus, stuffed, blocked.
Also means
infarction
Usage Note
Infarto is the standard medical and colloquial term for a heart attack (infarto del miocardio). In informal speech Italians also say mi ha fatto venire un infarto ('it nearly gave me a heart attack') as hyperbole for a severe fright.
Examples
"Il medico ha diagnosticato un infarto."
Natural Translation
The doctor diagnosed a heart attack.

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