myocardial infarction

or myocardial infarct

noun

, Pathology.

1. heart attack. : MI

myocardial infarction

noun

1. destruction of an area of heart muscle as the result of occlusion of a coronary artery Compare coronary thrombosis

myocardial infarction

/ mī′ō-kär′dē-əl /

1. See heart attack

Example Sentences

Gender disparities in common sense models of illness among myocardial infarction victims.

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Related Words

• angina
• congestive heart failure