what is the medical term for a heart attack
Myocardial infarction: A heart attack. Abbreviated MI. The term myocardial infarction focuses on the myocardium (the heart muscle) and the changes that occur in it due to the sudden deprivation of circulating blood. The main change is necrosis (death) of myocardial tissue. The word infarction comes from the Latin infarcire meaning to plug up or cram..