myocardial infarction
English
Alternative forms
- myocardial infarct
Etymology
From Late Latin infarctus + French myocarde < from Greek ἔμφραγμα (obstacle) του (of) μυοκαρδίου (heart muscle)
Noun
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
Translations
heart attack — see heart attack
See also
- angina pectoris
- heart failure
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