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

Related Words

• angina
• congestive heart failure