Noun: myocardial infarction
- Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
"The ECG confirmed that the patient had experienced a myocardial infarction";
- myocardial infarct, MI
Derived forms: myocardial infarctions
Type of: infarct, infarction
Part of: heart attack
Encyclopedia: Myocardial infarction