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Myocardial infarction Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Myocardial infarction has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

Necrosis of heart muscle caused by an interruption to the supply of blood to the heart, often as a result of coronary thrombosis.

See Also
postinfarcted coronary thrombosis angina pectoris heart heart attack vorapaxar blood mildronate
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
infarct
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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