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infartuato

heart attack patient; person who has had a heart attack

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Usage Note

Infartuato functions as both a noun and an adjective: un paziente infartuato (a patient who has had a heart attack) or simply un infartuato (a heart attack victim). The feminine is infartuata. It derives from infarto (myocardial infarction).

Examples

"L'infartuato è stato ricoverato d'urgenza."

Natural Translation

The heart attack patient was admitted as an emergency.

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