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MI

MI

9 4.8
Damage to the heart muscle when a blood vessel is blocked, called a heart attack
  • noun
  • /ɛm aɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : infarto de miocardio
  • The doctor explained that an MI occurs when the blood supply to the heart is blocked.
  • myocardial infarction (MI)
  • infarction (MI)
  • fatal MI

Examples

  • Previous reports have suggested that platelet behavior, when measured post-MI, might predict outcome.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The average age of a person experiencing a first MI is 65.8 for men and 70.4 for women.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Women had a longer delay between MI signs and calling for medical assistance.

    Blog text (17)
  • Table 2 presents the MI correlations among the English and the Spanish measures.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The present results provide evidence that MI is an effective means of enhancing performance in learning basketball tactical movements.

    Academic text (2009)
  • An increased platelet release reaction after MI is associated with death.

    Academic text (1991)
  • 50-year-old male had a huge anterior wall MI this morning.

  • Furthermore, aspirin has been effective in preventing MI in healthy American doctors.

    Academic text (1992)
  • George has been treated with eplerenone following his diagnosis of MI with LVSD.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The primary endpoint was the first occurrence of non-fatal or fatal MI (during hospitalization) or sudden death.

    Academic text (1992)

Synonyms

infarction
vsMI
  • Specialized
14 8.9

Death of part of the body when its blood supply is blocked, often by a clot

is limited to the heart rather than any body area
myocardial infarction
vsMI
  • Specialized
7 5.3

Damage to the heart muscle that happens when blood flow is blocked, a heart attack

is the full formal term while the other is an abbreviation
myocardial infarct
vsMI
  • Specialized
6.0

Damage to the heart muscle when blood flow stops, often called a heart attack

is a near-identical form while the other is an abbreviation

Compounds

naut mi
  • Specialized
6.8

A unit for measuring distance at sea or in the air equal to about 1852 meters

stat mi
  • Specialized
5.3

A unit of length equal to 1,760 yards, about 1,609 meters

Surface Forms

MI singular
MIs plural

Etymology

MI in medicine stands for myocardial infarction, the formal name for a heart attack. The parts myo and cardial mean 'muscle' and 'heart', so an MI is when part of the heart muscle is damaged because blood flow stops.