Medical Definition of Cardiac infarction

1. A term used to describe irreversible injury to heart muscle. Synonym: heart attack. See: infarction. Common symptoms include substernal, crushing chest pain that may radiate to the jaw or arms. Chest pains may be associated with nausea, sweating and shortness of breath. Acronym: MI (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cardiac Infarction

cardiac gating
cardiac gland
cardiac glands of oesophagus
cardiac glucoside
cardiac glycoside
cardiac glycosides
cardiac haemoptysis
cardiac heterotaxia
cardiac histiocyte
cardiac hormone
cardiac impression of liver
cardiac impression of lung
cardiac impulse
cardiac incompetence
cardiac index
cardiac infarction (current term)
cardiac insufficiency
cardiac jelly
cardiac liver
cardiac lung
cardiac lymphatic ring
cardiac mapping
cardiac monitor
cardiac murmur
cardiac muscle
cardiac muscle tissue
cardiac muscle wrap
cardiac muscles
cardiac neurosis

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