heart attack

English Thesaurus

1. a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function (noun.state)

hypernym	:	attack,
definition	:	a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition (noun.state)

hypernym	:	coronary failure, heart failure,
definition	:	inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions (noun.state)

part holonym	:	coronary, coronary thrombosis,
definition	:	obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus) (noun.state)

part holonym	:	mi, myocardial infarct, myocardial infarction,
definition	:	destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle (noun.state)