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heart attack definition

☆ heart attack

any sudden instance of the blood supply to the heart muscle itself becoming inadequate, resulting in heart muscle damage; esp., coronary thrombosis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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