infarction
14
8.9
- noun
- /ɪnˈfɑrkʃən/
- Specialized
:
infarto
- The symptoms you've had can be a sign of myocardial infarction, a heart attack.
- myocardial infarction
- acute myocardial infarction
- fatal infarction
So it starts to die in my partial infarction means death of that heart muscle.
- So it starts to die in my partial infarction means death of that heart muscle.
- Also, people with recent myocardial infarction.
- The single most common presentation for a myocardial infarction is death.
Examples
-
Clinical trials have demonstrated a prophylactic role for aspirin in myocardial infarction and in unstable angina pectoris.
Academic text (1992) -
The patient suffered a myocardial infarction shortly after admission to the hospital.
Academic text (1990) -
The single most common presentation for a myocardial infarction is death.
-
Cause of death is a myocardial infarction from a cocaine overdose, and, uh...
-
The cause of death is cardiogenic shock of acute myocardial infarction.
-
Approximately 7% of the cohort reported a history of myocardial infarction, 4% stroke, and 9% diabetes
Academic text (2012) -
Several investigators have reported an increased risk of myocardial infarction and stroke associated with OSA.
Academic text (1999) -
The diagnoses of stroke or myocardial infarction could also be made at necropsy.
Academic text (1992) -
He suffered an acute myocardial infarction... that was complicated by ventricular fibrillation.
-
A myocardial infarction can occur when a blood clot blocks the flow of oxygen to the heart.
Synonyms
11
8.2
Death of body cells and tissue in one area caused by injury, infection, or loss of blood
3
9.0
An area of dead tissue caused by loss of blood, often in the heart or brain
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
7
5.3
Damage to the heart muscle that happens when blood flow is blocked, a heart attack
How Severe
- Specialized
433
2.0
- Specialized
14
8.9
- Specialized
12
5.3
- Specialized
3
8.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Infarction comes from Latin parts in- 'into' and farcire 'to stuff'. A helpful image is a blood vessel 'stuffed' by a clot so blood cannot get through, and the tissue in that area dies, which is why an infarction means local tissue death from a blocked blood supply.