Infarkt

/ɪnˈfaʁkt/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Infarkte

Meaning

  1. infarction, heart attack

    • Er erlitt einen Infarkt.

      He suffered a heart attack.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

herzinfarkt

Infarkt is the more general medical term, and can refer to infarction elsewhere in the body, not just the heart; Herzinfarkt specifically means "heart attack."

Practice

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