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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