单词 | heart attack |
释义 | heart attackn. An attack of disease affecting the heart; (in later use) spec. = myocardial infarction n. at myocardial adj. Compounds. Now also hyperbolically: a severe shock. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > [noun] > obstruction stoppinga1398 oppilationa1400 obstruction1533 stoppage1575 clausure1585 obstipation1612 infarction1689 congestion of an organ1803 heart attack1836 engorgement1872 infarct1873 MI1968 cardiac1972 1836 Lancet 21 May 283/1 I determined, though far from sanguine of success, on treating the last heart attack of Mr. G. with the same combination. 1891 Monthly Homœopathic Rev. 35 593 A constantly present condition of highly acid dyspepsia thus culminates at intervals in heart attack. 1918 Science 3 May 438 Death was caused by a heart attack induced by an overdose of morphine. 1935 D. L. Sayers Gaudy Night xxi. 444 She's had rather a nasty heart-attack, but she's better now. 1977 Times 11 Oct. 4/3 Dr Lemon..did not favour relicensing all pilots who had suffered heart attacks. 1986 ‘P. Lauder’ Noble Lord i. iii. 52 ‘Jesus, you gave me a heart attack,’ Carvill said to Stroker, as the jockey took off the horse's saddle. 2007 C. MacFarlane Real Gorbals Story (2009) ii. 36 But don't be tellin' yir granny whit happened, it would gie her a heart attack. Phrases colloquial (chiefly humorous). heart attack on a plate and variants: an unhealthy dish or meal, typically one high in saturated fat, regarded as being likely to cause heart disease.Originally spec. with reference to a hot breakfast of fried sausage, bacon, eggs, etc. ΚΠ 1984 Sunday Times 20 May (Mag. section) 66/2 I do it [sc. eat breakfast] in England—all that heart attack on a plate. Sausage, bacon, eggs and tomatoes with white bread and butter. 1988 Irish Press 18 Nov. 15/1 For a fiver you can relish a heart attack on a plate which is unequelled [sic] on this side of the Irish Sea. 1992 Independent (Nexis) 6 Mar. 6 People with heart disease can eat themselves back to good health by pushing aside the traditional, fatty ‘heart attack on a plate’ diet. 1995 Santa Fe New Mexican 9 Sept. b3/4 It's big, greasy and ugly looking—a heart attack in a bun. 2012 A. L. Meyer Houston Chef's Table 71 Texas cheddar adds even more cheese to this heart attack on a plate that is finished with caramelized onions. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1914 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 7 Apr. (headline) San Leandro man is heart attack victim. 1987 P. Wright & P. Greengrass Spycatcher vi. 74 We were highly skeptical of the heart attack theory, but there was no time for speculation. 2004 Guardian 6 Apr. ii. 9/2 Two major studies have found that the amount of inflammation in your body is a better indicator of your heart-attack risk than your cholesterol level. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1836 |
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