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B1🏥 Medical

Italian word

infarto

heart attack (myocardial infarction)

Looks like

infarction

tissue death due to lack of blood supply (medical term)

⚠️ The trap

In English 'infarction' is a formal medical term; everyday English says 'heart attack'. In Italian, 'infarto' IS the everyday word — not reserved for doctors. Using 'attacco di cuore' (literal heart attack) sounds unnatural to Italian ears.

To say "tissue death due to lack of blood supply (medical term)" in Italian:

infarto (correct — everyday word for heart attack)

"infarto" in English means:

heart attack (myocardial infarction)

Example

"Suo padre ha avuto un infarto a cinquant'anni."

"His father had a heart attack at fifty."

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