Taber's Medical Dictionary
attack
(ă-tak′ )
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.1. The onset of an illness or symptom, usually dramatic (such as a heart attack or an attack of gout).
2. An assault.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Attack." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758985/all/attack.
Attack. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758985/all/attack. Accessed April 4, 2026.
Attack. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758985/all/attack
Attack [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 04]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758985/all/attack.
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