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MYOCARDIAL INFARCT

Dictionary entry overview: What does myocardial infarct mean?

• MYOCARDIAL INFARCT (noun)
The noun MYOCARDIAL INFARCT has 1 sense:

1. destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle

Familiarity information: MYOCARDIAL INFARCT used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MYOCARDIAL INFARCT (noun)

Sense 1

myocardial infarct ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

MI; myocardial infarct; myocardial infarction

Hypernyms ("myocardial infarct" is a kind of...):

infarct; infarction (localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply)

Holonyms ("myocardial infarct" is a part of...):

heart attack (a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function)

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