Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soldier's heart

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: sol-dier's -heart
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Da Costa's syndrome, a disorder of the heart related to combat.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Whereas shell shock was relatively infrequent in other campaigns, soldier's heart was relatively frequent ..."
"Parkinson and Koefod have investigated the immediate effect of smoking five cigarettes in forty minutes on the circulation of forty smokers, of whom thirty were suffering from soldier's heart and ten were healthy soldiers."
"The extension of our knowledge in regard to cardiac disorders and arrhythmias was largely incorporated in the seventh edition of this work, but to them has been added the more recent studies upon Effort Syndrome or Soldier's Heart."

Etymology

Dating to the American Civil War.

Usage

Phrases

shell shock battle fatigue combat fatigue operational exhaustion combat stress reaction post-traumatic stress disorder

Frequently Paired Words

shell shock battle fatigue combat fatigue operational exhaustion combat stress reaction post-traumatic stress disorder

Questions

What does soldier's heart mean?: Da Costa's syndrome, a disorder of the heart related to combat.
Where does soldier's heart come from?: Dating to the American Civil War.

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