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myocardial infarction
noun(myocardial infarction)
heart attack
myocardial infarction
noun(myocardial infarction)
an acute episode of coronary heart disease marked by the death or damage of heart muscle due to insufficient blood supply to the heart usually as a result of a coronary artery becoming blocked by a blood clot formed in response to a ruptured or torn fatty arterial deposit —called also myocardial infarction

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