Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

myocardial infarction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: my-ocar-dial in-farc-tion
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From Late Latin infarctus + French myocarde < from Greek ἔμφραγμα (obstacle) του (of) μυοκαρδίου (heart muscle).

Inflected Forms

myocardial infarctions (plural) myocardial infarct (alternative)

Phrases

angina pectoris heart failure

Frequently Paired Words

angina pectoris heart failure

Synonyms

cardiac infarction heart attack myocardial infarct mi

Questions

What does myocardial infarction mean?: Necrosis of heart muscle caused by an interruption to the supply of blood to the heart, often as a result of coronary thrombosis.
Where does myocardial infarction come from?: From Late Latin infarctus + French myocarde < from Greek ἔμφραγμα (obstacle) του (of) μυοκαρδίου (heart muscle).

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