Atake sa kasingkasing

heart attack / infarctionnoun

Alternative meanings

A heart attack or serious heart damage caused by lack of blood flow; medically, infarction can also refer to tissue damage from lack of blood supply in other organs.

Pronunciation

ah-TAH-keh sah kah-sing-KAH-sing

Root and affixes

Built from atake, attack, and kasingkasing, heart. It literally means attack of the heart.

Variants or conjugations

atake sa kasingkasing = heart attack or infarction; sakit sa kasingkasing = heart disease; myocardial infarction = medical term.

Related words and expressions

kasingkasing = heart; dugo = blood; ospital = hospital; doktor = doctor.

Meaning and usage notes

In common use, this means heart attack. If the infarction affects another organ, specify the affected organ.