myocardial infarction
or myocardial infarct
noun Pathology.
heart attack. Abbreviation: MI
Words nearby myocardial infarction
myoblastoma,
myobradia,
myocardial,
myocardial bridge,
myocardial depressant factor,
myocardial infarction,
myocardial insufficiency,
myocardiogram,
myocardiograph,
myocardiopathy,
myocardiorraphy
British Dictionary definitions for myocardial infarction
myocardial infarction
noun
destruction of an area of heart muscle as the result of occlusion of a coronary artery
Compare coronary thrombosis
Medical definitions for myocardial infarction
myocardial infarction
n.
Necrosis of a region of the myocardium caused by an interruption in the supply of blood to the heart, usually as a result of occlusion of a coronary artery.
cardiac infarction
Scientific definitions for myocardial infarction
myocardial infarction
[ mī′ō-kär′dē-əl ]
See heart attack.