myocardial infarction
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Etymology edit
From Late Latin infarctus + French myocarde < from Greek ἔμφραγμα (obstacle) του (of) μυοκαρδίου (heart muscle).
Noun edit
myocardial infarction (plural myocardial infarctions)
- (cardiology, pathology) Necrosis of heart muscle caused by an interruption to the supply of blood to the heart, often as a result of coronary thrombosis.
- Synonyms: cardiac infarction, heart attack
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heart attack — see heart attack
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myocardial infarction on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
