myocardial infarction
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myocardial infarction
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From Late Latin infarctus + French myocarde < from Greek ἔμφραγμα (obstacle) του (of) μυοκαρδίου (heart muscle).
noun myocardial infarctions · myocardial infarct
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Necrosis of heart muscle caused by an interruption to the supply of blood to the heart, often as a result of coronary thrombosis.
Similar: cardiac infarction, heart attack
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@misc{myocardial_infarction_2026,
title = {myocardial infarction},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/myocardial%20infarction},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
