infarction (redirected from Acute myocardial infarction)

in·farc·tion  (n-färkshn)

n.

1. The formation or development of an infarct.

2. An infarct.

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infarction

a condition in which a localized area of muscular tissue is dying or dead owing to insufficient supply of blood, as occurs in a heart attack.

See also: Heart

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Noun

1.

infarction - localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply infarct MI, myocardial infarct, myocardial infarction - destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition