die Herzinsuffizienz
Translation
heart failure, cardiac insufficiency
Examples
Herzinsuffizienz ist eine chronische Erkrankung.
Heart failure is a chronic disease.
Er leidet an schwerer Herzinsuffizienz.
He suffers from severe heart failure.
Grammar Patterns
an ((et3)) leiden to suffer from sth. He suffers from heart failure.
((et4)) haben to have sth. The patient has cardiac insufficiency.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Herzschwäche (heart weakness); Antonyms: Herzgesundheit (heart health).
Etymology
Composed of 'Herz' (heart) and 'Insuffizienz' (insufficiency), from Latin 'insufficientia'. Literally 'heart-insufficiency'.
Memory Tips
Visualize a heart that is 'insufficient' for its job of pumping blood. The word is almost identical to its English medical term 'cardiac insufficiency'.