myocardial infarction

or myocardial infarct


noun Pathology.

heart attack. Abbreviation: MI

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-kärdē-əl ]

See heart attack.