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Noun: myocardial infarction
  1. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
    - myocardial infarct, MI

Derived forms: myocardial infarctions

Type of: infarct, infarction

Part of: heart attack

Encyclopedia: Myocardial infarction